Radar data objective analysis

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-120

  Trapp, R Jeffrey ^a,b,c   Doswell III, Charles A ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0034058798     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0105:RDOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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