Polarimetric radar signatures from rams microphysics

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 995-1001

  Huang, Gwo Jong ^a,b   Bringi, V N ^a   Van Den Heever, S ^a   Cotton, W ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

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