Potential role of dual-polarization radar in the validation of satellite precipitation measurements: Rationale and opportunities

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1127-1145

  Chandrasekar, V ^a   Hou, Arthur ^b   Smith, Eric ^b   Bringi, V N ^a   Rutledge, S A ^a   Gorgucci, E ^c   Petersen, W A ^d   Jackson, Gail Skofronick ^b  

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

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; POLARIZATION; RADAR; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SPACE OPTICS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT; DUAL POLARIZATIONS; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT MISSION; GROUND-BASED; GROUND-BASED REMOTE SENSING; HYDROMETEOR CLASSIFICATION; MICROPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; MICROPHYSICS; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE; OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS; OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS; POLARIZATION RADARS; PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH FIELDS; SATELLITE PRECIPITATION; SPACE-BORNE; SPACEBORNE OBSERVATIONS; SPACEBORNE PRECIPITATION; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION; WEATHER RADARS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 53749084960     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008BAMS2177.1     Document Type: Article

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