Multiple scattering effects due to hydrometeors on precipitation radar systems

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Battaglia, A ^a   Ajewole, M Oludare ^b   Simmer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SCATTERING; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADAR SYSTEMS; RAIN GAGES;

MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUE; MULTIPLE SCATTERING (MS) EFFECTS; SPACE-BORNE RADARS;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; SPACE-BASED RADAR;

HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR;

ANTENNA FOOTPRINTS; ATTENUATION DUE TO HYDROMETEORS; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; MULTIPLE SCATTERING EFFECT; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; PRECIPITATION RADAR; SCATTERING CO-EFFICIENT; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO;

EID: 28144436723     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023810     Document Type: Article

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