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Algorithms for the retrieval of rainfall from passive microwave measurements

T. Wilheit Department of Meteorology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843–3150, USA
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R. Adler NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, USA
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S. Avery University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309
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E. Barrett Department of Geography, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, United Kingdom
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P. Bauer German Aerospace Establishment, Under Hoehe 51140, Koeln 90, Germany
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W. Berg University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309
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A. Chang NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, USA
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J. Ferriday University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309
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N. Grody NOAA/Satellite Research Laboratory, Camp Springs, MD, 20746, USA
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S. Goodman NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, 35812, USA
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C. Kidd Department of Geography, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, United Kingdom
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D. Kniveton Department of Geography, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, United Kingdom
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C. Kummerow NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, USA
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A. Mugnai CNR/Istituto di Fisica dell'Atmosfera, Frascati, 00044, Italy
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W. Olson Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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G. Petty Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907–1397, USA
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A. Shibata Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, 305, Japan
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E. Smith Department of Meteorology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32312, USA
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Pages 163-194 | Published online: 19 Oct 2009

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