Evaluation of wind vectors measured by a bistatic Doppler radar network

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1840-1854

  Friedrich, Katja ^a,b   Hagen, Martin ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERICS; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR; WEATHER MODIFICATION;

ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; FLIGHT MEASUREMENTS; RADAR NETWORKS; VECTOR FIELDS;

WIND;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DOPPLER RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 12944288020     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-1679.1     Document Type: Article

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