Depolarization in ice crystals and its effect on radar polarimetric measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1256-1267

  Ryzhkov, Alexander V ^a   Zrnić, Dusan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ICE; POLARIMETERS; RADAR REFLECTION; RAIN; THUNDERSTORMS;

DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

CLOUDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ICE; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLARIMETERS; RADAR REFLECTION; RAIN; THUNDERSTORMS;

DOPPLER RADAR; ELECTRIC FIELD; ICE CRYSTAL; METEOROLOGY; POLARIZATION; REFLECTIVITY; THUNDERCLOUD; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 34548037240     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2034.1     Document Type: Article

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