An integrating velocity-azimuth process single-Doppler radar wind retrieval method

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 658-665

  Liang, Xudong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN;

SINGLE-DOPPLER RADAR WIND RETRIEVAL METHOD; UNIFORM-WIND METHOD; VELOCITY-AZIMUTH DISPLAY; VELOCITY-AZIMUTH PROCESS;

WIND;

DATA ACQUISITION; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RAIN; WIND;

AZIMUTH; DATA QUALITY; DOPPLER RADAR; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; WIND FIELD; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANGHAI;

EID: 34248403377     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2047.1     Document Type: Article

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