Identification of the melting layer through dual-polarization radar measurements at vertical incidence

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 829-839

  Baldini, Luca ^a   Gorgucci, Eugenio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; POLARIZATION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; MELTING LAYER; STANDARD DEVIATION; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; VERTICAL INCIDENCE;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DOPPLER RADAR; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DOPPLER RADAR; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STRATIFIED FLOW;

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

EID: 33746112653     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1884.1     Document Type: Article

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