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Quantitative Radar Measurements of Precipitation

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Radar applications for the measurement of areal precipitation are reviewed. The NSSL signal processing and digital system is described in detail, and techniques are suggested for producing processed data suitable for input in meteorologic and hydrologic analyses.

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  1. National Severe Storms Laboratory, ESSA, Norman, Okla., USA

    Kenneth E. Wilk & Edwin Kessler

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Wilk, K.E., Kessler, E. (1970). Quantitative Radar Measurements of Precipitation. In: Teweles, S., Giraytys, J. (eds) Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation. Meteorological Monographs, vol 11. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-35-5_41

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