On the performance of a low-cost K-band Doppler radar for quantitative rain measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 379-387

  Löffler Mang, Martin ^a   Kunz, Michael ^a   Schmid, Willi ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINDROP; RAINFALL;

EID: 0344771127     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0379:otpoal>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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