Possible algorithms for the dual-frequency precipitation radar (DPR) on the GPM core satellite

11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1367-1373

  Iguchi, Toshio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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