Radar observations in Singapore and their implications for the TRMM precipitation radar retrieval algorithms

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Thurai, Merhala ^a   Iguchi, Toshio ^a   Kozu, Toshiaki ^b   Eastment, Jon D ^c   Wilson, Carron L ^c   Ong, J Teong ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Drop size distribution; Melting layer; Precipitation radar

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DOPPLER RADAR; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR REFLECTION; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RADAR RETRIEVAL ALGORITHM;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0346846517     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002855     Document Type: Article

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