Rainfall estimation and ground clutter rejection with dual polarization weather radar

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 127-130

  Lombardo, F ^a   Napolitano, F ^a   Russo, F ^a   Scialanga, G ^a   Baldini, L ^b   Gorgucci, E ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION; RADAR IMAGERY; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646368700     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-7-127-2006     Document Type: Article

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