In-place estimation of wet radome attenuation at X band

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 917-928

  Frasier, Stephen J ^a   Kabeche, Fadela ^b   Ventura, Jordi Figueras I ^b   Al Sakka, Hassan ^b   Tabary, Pierre ^b   Beck, Jeffrey ^c   Bousquet, Olivier ^c  

^a University of Massachusetts Amherst   (United States)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Quality assurance control; Radars Radar observations

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RAIN;

DISDROMETERS; INTERCOMPARISONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE/CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RAIN RADAR; RAIN RATES; REMOTE LOCATION; X BANDS; X-BAND WEATHER RADAR;

RADOMES;

ESTIMATION METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINFALL;

ALPS; FRANCE;

EID: 84879015124     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/jtech-d-12-00148.1     Document Type: Article

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