An estimation-based precipitation retrieval algorithm for attenuating radars

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 272-285

  L'Ecuyer, Tristan S ^a   Stephens, Graeme L ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATTENUATION; CLOUDS; FREQUENCIES; RADIOMETERS; RAIN;

SPACEBORNE RADARS;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

ALGORITHM; ESTIMATION METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR;

EID: 0036321094     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<0272:AEBPRA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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