
WRaINfo: An Open Source Library for Weather Radar INformation for FURUNO Weather Radars Based on Wradlib
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.453 | Journal eISSN: 2049-9647
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 16, 2023
Accepted on: Sep 25, 2023
Published on: Oct 12, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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