Algorithm for estimation of the specific differential phase

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2565-2578

  Wang, Yanting ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL PROPAGATION PHASE; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION; NEXT GENERATION WEATHER RADARS; NUMERICAL PROCESS; PHASE WRAPPING; RANGE PROFILES; ROBUST ALGORITHM; SPATIAL GRADIENTS; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHM; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; RADAR ALTIMETRY; RAINFALL;

EID: 73049088411     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1358.1     Document Type: Article

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