Cloud liquid models for propagation studies: Evaluation and refinements

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn 626 SP, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Mattioli, V ^a,b   Basili, P ^a   Bonafoni, S ^a   Ciotti, P ^b   Pulvirenti, L ^c   Pierdicca, N ^c   Marzano, F S ^b,c   Consalvi, F ^d   Fionda, E ^d   Westwater, E R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES (TAS); CLOUD LIQUID MODELS; DUAL-CHANNEL RADIOMETER; SALONEN CLOUD MODEL;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 33847351573     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/eucap.2006.4584741     Document Type: Conference Paper

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