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Russchenberg, H., Spek, L., Moisseev, D., Unal, C., Dufournet, Y., Venkatachalam, C. (2008). On the use of spectral polarimetry to observe ice cloud microphysics with radar. In: Michaelides, S. (eds) Precipitation: Advances in Measurement, Estimation and Prediction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77655-0_11
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