Resolving SSM/I-ship radar rainfall discrepancies from AIP-3

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 903-914

  Yang, Song ^a   Smith, Eric A ^b  

^a George Mason University   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Radar; Rainfall; Satellite microwave measurements; SSM I

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844498783     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02918689     Document Type: Article

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