A two-step variational method for three-dimensional wind retrieval from single Doppler radar

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Qiu, Chong Jian ^a   Shao, A M ^a   Liu, S ^a,b   Xu, Q ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c National Severe Storm Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; WIND FIELD; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 31044449969     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-004-0093-8     Document Type: Article

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