The impact of beam broadening on the quality of radar polarimetric data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 729-744

  Ryzhkov, Alexander V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER RADAR; LIGHT POLARIZATION; RADAR REFLECTION; SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

BEAM BROADENING; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; NONUNIFORM BEAM FILLING;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

DOPPLER EFFECT; DOPPLER RADAR; LIGHT POLARIZATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR REFLECTION; SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

CORRELATION; DATA QUALITY; DOPPLER RADAR; ESTIMATION METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFLECTIVITY;

EID: 34250325908     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2003.1     Document Type: Article

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