Polarimetric radar observations of hail formation

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1347-1366

  Kennedy, P C ^a   Rutledge, S A ^a   Petersen, W A ^a   Bringi, V N ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; POLARIMETERS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR;

LINEAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO (LDR); LOW DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY;

METEOROLOGY;

BACKSCATTER; DOPPLER RADAR; HAIL; REFLECTIVITY;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035416493     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<1347:PROOHF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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