Observation of precipitating systems over complex orography with meteorological Doppler radars: A feasibility study

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 185-202

  Georgis, Jean François ^a   Roux, Frank ^a   Hildebrand, Peter H ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0034338984     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030050015     Document Type: Article

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