Cirrus Cloud Ice Water Content Radar Algorithm Evaluation Using an Explicit Cloud Microphysical Model
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Meteorology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0894-8763,1520-0450
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<0620:cciwcr>2.0.co;2