Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 39, Issue 6, 718(2020)

The detection capability to ice clouds for space-borne terahertz dual-frequency radar

Ju-Xiu WU1, Lei YANG2、*, Fang-Li DOU3, and Da-Wei AN3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Ensuring Center of Atmospheric Sounding Technology,Weather Bureau of Shandong Province, Jinan250031, China
  • 2Qingdao Meteorological Bureau, Qingdao266003, China
  • 3National Meteorological Satellite Center, Beijing100081, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Technology

    Received: Jan. 31, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 20, 2021

    The Author Email: Lei YANG (1021219117@qq.com)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2020.06.009

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