One-lag estimators for cross-polarization measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 915-926

  Melnikov, Valery M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICAL METHODS;

CROSS-POLAR RETURNS; CROSS-POLARIZATION CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; LINEAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ESTIMATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICAL METHODS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33747194166     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1919.1     Document Type: Article

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