Simulation of polarimetric radar variables in rain at S-, C- and X-band wavelengths

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 27-32

  Teschl, F ^a   Randeu, W L ^a,b   Schonhuber M ^b   Teschl, R ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; RADAR; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; WAVELENGTH;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; STYRIA;

EID: 42149110326     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-16-27-2008     Document Type: Article

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