Improved level-3 oceanic rainfall retrieval from dual-frequency spaceborne radar altimeter systems

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1131-1149

  Tournadre, Jean ^a  

^a TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADIO ALTIMETERS; RADIOMETERS; RAIN;

DUAL-FREQUENCY SPACEBORNE RADAR ALTIMETER SYSTEMS; FREEZING LEVEL; OCEANIC RAINFALL RETRIEVAL;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATTENUATION; CLIMATOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADIO ALTIMETERS; RADIOMETERS; RAIN;

MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; RADAR ALTIMETRY; RAINFALL;

EID: 33747880222     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1897.1     Document Type: Article

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