Hail detection using S- and C-band radar reflectivity difference

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-248

  Féral, Laurent ^a   Sauvageot, Henri ^b   Soula, Serge ^b  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING;

RADAR REFLECTIVITY;

ATMOSPHERICS;

HAIL; RADAR; REFLECTION;

HAIL; RADAR; REFLECTIVITY;

EID: 0141563767     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)020<0233:HDUSAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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