Dealiasing doppler velocities measured by a bistatic radar network during a downburst-producing thunderstorm

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 717-729

  Friedrich, Katja ^a   Caumont, Olivier ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DESALINATION; DOPPLER EFFECT; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADAR;

DOPPLER RADAR NETWORKS; POLARIMETRIC DIVERSITY;

ATMOSPHERICS;

DOPPLER RADAR; NUMERICAL METHOD; THUNDERSTORM; WIND FIELD;

EID: 1342341755     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<0717:DDVMBA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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