Attenuation and differential attenuation correction of C-band radar observations using a fully self-consistent methodology

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 326-330

  Gorgucci, Eugenio ^b   Baldini, Luca ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attenuation correction; C band radar; Dual polarization radar; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; POLARIMETERS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN;

ATTENUATION CORRECTION; C-BAND RADAR; DUAL POLARIZATION RADAR; RAIN ATTENUATION;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

EID: 34247334289     PISSN: 1545598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2007.894162     Document Type: Article

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