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The Python ARM Radar Toolkit (Py-ART), a Library for Working with Weather Radar Data in the Python Programming Language

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|Jul 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.119 | Journal eISSN: 2049-9647
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 15, 2016
Accepted on: Jul 1, 2016
Published on: Jul 18, 2016
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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