A model-based approach to adjust microwave observations for operational applications: Results of a campaign at Munich Airport in winter 2011/2012

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2879-2891

  Guldner J ^a  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRPORT; ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOMATION; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLOUD WATER; FIELD SURVEY; FOG; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATORY; RADIOSONDE; SITE INVESTIGATION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WINTER;

BAVARIA; BRANDENBURG [GERMANY]; GERMANY; LINDENBERG; MUNICH;

EID: 84887003599     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-2879-2013     Document Type: Article

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