Initial cloud images with the NRL high power 94 GHz WARLOC radar

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Manheimer, W M ^a   Fliflet, A W ^a   St Germain, K ^a   Linde, G J ^a   Cheung, W J ^a   Gregers Hansen, V ^a   Danly, B G ^a   Ngo, M T ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; IMAGE COMPRESSION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RADAR;

HIGH RANGE RESOLUTIONS;

GEOPHYSICS;

CLOUD; IMAGE; INSTRUMENTATION; RADAR;

EID: 0038336468     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016507     Document Type: Article

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