Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 6, Issue 2, 129(2011)

Climatological Characteristics of VIRS Channels for Precipitating Cloud in Summer over the Tropics and Subtropics

Yun-fei FU*... Peng LIU, Qi LIU, Ming MA, Liang SUN and Yu WANG |Show fewer author(s)
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    FU Yun-fei, LIU Peng, LIU Qi, MA Ming, SUN Liang, WANG Yu. Climatological Characteristics of VIRS Channels for Precipitating Cloud in Summer over the Tropics and Subtropics[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2011, 6(2): 129

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    Received: Dec. 20, 2010

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    Published Online: Mar. 28, 2011

    The Author Email: Yun-fei FU (fyf@ustc.edu.cn)

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