Correcting C-band radar reflectivity and differential reflectivity data for rain attenuation: A self-consistent method with constraints

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1906-1915

  Bringi, V N ^b   Keenan, T D ^c   Chandrasekar, V ^a,b  

^a IEEE

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

^c BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Dual polarized; Radar; Rain

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATTENUATION; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADAR REFLECTION; RAIN;

ATTENUATION CORRECTION SCHEMES; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE MEASUREMENTS; DIFFERENTIAL REFLEXIVITY DATA; DISDROMETER; RAIN ATTENUATION; RAIN MICROPHYSICS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0035441340     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.951081     Document Type: Article

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