Estimation of Raindrop Size Distribution Parameters from Polarimetric Radar Measurements

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

• Publication date

  2002-08-01

• Fields of study

  Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<2373:EORSDP>2.0.CO;2
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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