Methodology for aligning and comparing spaceborne radar and ground-based radar observations

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 647-659

  Bolen, Steven M ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RAIN; SPACECRAFT; SYNCHRONIZATION;

SPACEBORNE RADAR;

RADAR;

DATA ASSIMILATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; RADAR; REFLECTIVITY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 0038205293     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20<647:MFAACS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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