Retrieval of three-dimensional wind fields from Doppler radar data using an efficient two-step approach

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2717-2733

  Carrillo, C López ^a   Raymond, D J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DATA SET; DOPPLER RADAR; FIELD SURVEY; GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND FIELD;

EID: 84857724578     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-2717-2011     Document Type: Article

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