A multisensor approach to detecting drizzle on ASOS

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 820-832

  Wade, Charles G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SNOW;

DRIZZLE;

METEOROLOGY;

ALGORITHM; DETECTION METHOD; DRIZZLE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INSTRUMENTATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 0038270026     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<0820:AMATDD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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