Microphysical retrievals from dual-polarization radar measurements at X band

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 729-741

  Gorgucci, Eugenio ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^b   Baldini, Luca ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; DROPS; ESTIMATION; FLUID MECHANICS; LIGHTNING; MEASUREMENTS; MINERAL RESOURCES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; RADIO; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

(001) PARAMETER; (P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY (AMS); ATTENUATION CORRECTION (AC); AXIS RATIO; BEST ESTIMATE (BE); DIFFERENTIAL ATTENUATION; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION (DSD); DUAL POLARIZATIONS; INNER SELF; LOWER BOUNDARY; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; PARAMETERS CHARACTERIZING; POLARIMETRIC RADAR MEASUREMENTS; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADAR DATA; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION (DSD); RETRIEVAL (MIR); SELF-CONSISTENCY; SHAPE MODELLING; TOTAL AMOUNT; UPPER BOUNDARY; X-BAND RADAR;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHM; ESTIMATION METHOD; NOAA SATELLITE; POLARIZATION; RADAR; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 45849138229     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHA971.1     Document Type: Article

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