A dual-pulse repetition frequency scheme for mitigating velocity ambiguities of the NOAA P-3 airborne Doppler radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 585-594

  Jorgensen, David P ^a   Shepherd, Tom R ^a   Goldstein, Alan S ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Mail Code N/C/MRD ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; DOPPLER RADAR; ERROR ANALYSIS; NOAA SATELLITE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033912518     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0585:ADPRFS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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