Sensitivity of monthly three-dimensional radar-echo characteristics to sampling frequency

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-95

  Steiner, Matthias ^a,b   Houze Jr , Robert A ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0040585043     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.76.1_73     Document Type: Article

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