An approximation to the effective beam weighting function for scanning meteorological radars with an axisymmetric antenna pattern

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1182-1196

  Blahak, Ulrich ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; REFLECTION; WEIGHING;

WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ANTENNA; METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; RADAR; REFLECTIVITY;

EID: 51749115084     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA1010.1     Document Type: Article

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