Rain Parameters Calculated from Raindrop Size Distributionfor the Design of Future Spaceborne Precipitation Radar
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Tomoaki Mega, Hiroshi Hanado, Ken'ichi Okamoto (3) , (4) and Tomoo Ushio (1) Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-Cho, Sakai, 599-8531, Osaka, Japan, E-mail:mega @aero.osakafu-u.ac.jp (2)Communications Research Laboratory, 4-2-1, Nukui-Kitamachi, Tokyo, 184-8795, Japan, E-mail:[email protected] (3) As (1) above, but E-mail: [email protected] (4) Earth Observation Research Center, NASDA, Office Tower X, 23F, Triton Square, 1-8-10, Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-6023, Japan (5) As (1) above, but E-mail: [email protected]
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