An evaluation of microphysics in a numerical model using Doppler velocity measured by ground-based radar for application to the EarthCARE satellite

Roh, Woosub; Satoh, Masaki; Hagihara, Yuichiro; Horie, Hiroaki; Ohno, Yuichi; Kubota, Takuji

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-3455-2024

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An evaluation of microphysics in a numerical model using Doppler velocity measured by ground-based radar for application to the EarthCARE satellite

Woosub Roh, Masaki Satoh, Yuichiro Hagihara, Hiroaki Horie, Yuichi Ohno, and Takuji Kubota

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