The effects of rain on topex radar altimeter data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1209-1229

  Quartly, G D ^a,b   Guymer, T H ^a   Srokosz, M A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Remote Sensing Applic Devmt Unit   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5344238926     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<1209:TEOROT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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