Cloud macro-physical characteristics over Nagqu in summer observed by a millimeter-wave radar

Jia-Feng ZHENG; Hua YANG; Zheng-Mao ZENG; Li-Ping LIU; Ming-Long ZOU; Zhen-Yu ZENG

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2021.04.006

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