Meteorological value of ground target measurements by radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 560-573

  Fabry, Frédéric ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GROUND TARGETS; PHASE VARIATIONS; SURFACE STATIONS; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

METEOROLOGY;

RADAR IMAGERY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 2142814389     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<0560:MVOGTM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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