Synergetic use of millimeter- and centimeter-wavelength radars for retrievals of cloud and rainfall parameters

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3321-3331

  Matrosov, S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR IMAGERY; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY; REMOTE SENSING; STRATIFORM CLOUD; WAVELENGTH;

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EID: 77950803592     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-3321-2010     Document Type: Article

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