High-resolution radar measurements of snow avalanches

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 727-731

  Vriend, N M ^a   McElwaine, J N ^a,b   Sovilla, B ^b   Keylock, C J ^c   Ash, M ^d   Brennan, P V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler radar; imaging; phased array radar; snow avalanche

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEASUREMENTS; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADAR SYSTEMS;

FMCW RADAR SYSTEMS; HIGH RESOLUTION RADAR; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHASED ARRAY RADARS; POINT MEASUREMENT; RANGE RESOLUTION; SNOW AVALANCHE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

CLOUD WATER; DATA ACQUISITION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADAR IMAGERY; SNOW AVALANCHE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TRACKING; VELOCITY PROFILE;

SIONNE VALLEY; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS;

EID: 84878185123     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50134     Document Type: Article

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