Extending the Dynamic Range of an S-Band Radar for Cloud and Precipitation Studies

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

• Publication date

  2000-09-01

• Fields of study

  Engineering, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<1226:ETDROA>2.0.CO;2
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