Oceanic rain rate estimates from the QuikSCAT Radiometer: A Global Precipitation Mission pathfinder
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/2004jd005560