A summary of reflectivity profiles from the first year of TRMM radar data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 4072-4086

  Shin, D B ^a   North, G R ^a   Bowman, K P ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; MELTING; RADAR; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADIOMETRY; WEATHER SATELLITES;

SPACEBORNE PRECIPITATION RADARS; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) SATELLITES;

RAIN;

EID: 0034351739     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<4072:ASORPF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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