Retrieval of atmospheric attenuation using combined ground-based and airbone 95-GHz cloud radar measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1345-1353

  Li, L ^a   Sekelsky, S M ^a   Reising, S C ^a   Swift, C T ^a   Durden, S L ^a   Sadowy, G A ^a   Dinardo, S J ^a   Li, F K ^a   Huffman, A ^a   Stephens, G ^a   Babb, D M ^a   Rosenberger, H W ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATTENUATION; CALIBRATION; CLOUDS; FREQUENCIES; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; MILLIMETER WAVES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REFLECTION;

CLOUD MEASUREMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

CALIBRATION; CLOUD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; RADAR;

EID: 0035415194     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2001)018<1345:ROAAUC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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