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Dual-frequency radiometric measurement of changes in rainfall intensity

Tuhina HalderDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Budge Budge Institute of Technology, Kolkata700137, West Bengal, India
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P. K. KarmakarInstitute of Radiophysics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata700009, West Bengal, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 4973-4983 | Received 17 Sep 2013, Accepted 26 Mar 2014, Published online: 14 Jul 2014

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