Retrieval of microphysical properties of snow using spectral dual polarization analysis

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1441-1455

  Spek, A L J ^a   Moisseev, D N ^b   Russchenberg, H W J ^a   Unal, C M H ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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