Oceanic rain rate retrievals using TRMM microwave imager multi-channel brightness temperatures during the 1998 SCSMEX

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 765-788

  Chen, Wann Jin ^a   Li, Ching Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0034549271     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2000.11.4.765(A)     Document Type: Article

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