Rain height information from TRMM precipitation radar

被引:11
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作者
Thurai, M [1 ]
Iguchi, T
机构
[1] Rutherford Appleton Lab, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
[2] Commun Res Lab, Koganei, Tokyo 1848795, Japan
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D O I
10.1049/el:20000769
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Measurements from the precipitation radar on-board the TRMM satellite have been analysed to obtain the latitude dependence of the annual mean rain height during stratiform precipitation. The results are in good agreement with a simple set of formulas used for propagation predictions. Supporting evidence is obtained from two ground-based radars.
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页码:1059 / 1061
页数:3
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