Clutter filtering and spectral moment estimation for Doppler weather radars using staggered pulse repetition time (PRT)

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-331

  Sachidananda, M ^a   Zrnic D S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DOPPLER RADAR; INSTRUMENTATION; WEATHER;

EID: 0034098871     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0323:CFASME>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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