HAMP-the microwave package on the high altitude and long range research aircraft (HALO)

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4539-4553

  Mech, M ^a   Orlandi, E ^a   Crewell, S ^a   Ament, F ^b,c   Hirsch, L ^c   Hagen, M ^d   Peters, G ^e   Stevens, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^e METEK GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALGORITHM; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; RADAR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING;

EID: 84919653635     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-4539-2014     Document Type: Article

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