A methodology to derive radar reflectivity-liquid equivalent snow rate relations using C-band radar and a 2D video disdrometer

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 637-651

  Huang, Gwo Jong ^a   Bringi, V N ^a   Cifelli, Robert ^a   Hudak, David ^b   Petersen, W A ^c  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2D VIDEO; CALIPSO; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR AND INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; CLOUDSAT; CONVENTIONAL POWER; EQUIVALENT REFLECTIVITY; HORIZONTAL WINDS; INTERCOMPARISONS; LEAST SQUARE; LIGHT PLANE; MATCHING ALGORITHM; ONTARIO , CANADA; ORTHOGONAL VIEWS; PARAMETERIZED; POWER LAW RELATION; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; RADAR REFLECTIVITY FACTOR; RE-MATCHING; SEPARATION DISTANCES; SNOW DENSITY; SNOW PARTICLES; STANDARD DEVIATION; THREE PARAMETERS; VIRTUAL SENSOR; WEATHER RADARS; WINTER SEASONS;

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR; REFLECTION; SNOW; VIDEODISKS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHM; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; POWER LAW; RADAR IMAGERY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW;

EID: 77953530685     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1284.1     Document Type: Article

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