Correlation coefficients between horizontally and vertically polarized returns from ground clutter

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 381-394

  Zrnić, Dusan S ^a   Melnikov, Valery M ^b   Ryzhkov, Alexander V ^b  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLARIMETERS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; GROUND CLUTTER ECHOES; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

METEOROLOGY;

CORRELATION METHODS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; METEOROLOGY; POLARIMETERS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING;

CORRELATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; HISTOGRAM; RADAR;

EID: 33646178734     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1856.1     Document Type: Review

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