Dual-Doppler analysis in a single plane from an airborne platform

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-22

  Leon, David ^a   Vali, G ^a   Lothon, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DUAL DOPPLER ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL VELOCITY; RANDOM NOISE;

METEOROLOGY;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; METEOROLOGY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AIRBORNE SENSING; DOPPLER RADAR;

EID: 33644746012     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1820.1     Document Type: Article

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