Studies of the Polarimetric Covariance Matrix. Part I: Calibration Methodology
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0739-0572,1520-0426
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2003)20<696:sotpcm>2.0.co;2