Hydrometeor structure of a composite monsoon depression using the TRMM radar

Geoffrey Stano; T. N. Krishnamurti; T. S. V. Vijaya Kumar; Arun Chakraborty

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v54i4.12154

Hydrometeor structure of a composite monsoon depression using the TRMM radar

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Volume 54 (2002): Issue 4

By: Geoffrey Stano, T. N. Krishnamurti, T. S. V. Vijaya Kumar and Arun Chakraborty

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v54i4.12154 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Submitted on: Jul 2, 2001

Accepted on: Feb 11, 2002

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