Simulation and interpretation of the phase data used by the radar refractivity retrieval algorithm

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1286-1301

  Park, Shinju ^a   Fabry, Frédéric ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PROPAGATION; COMPLEX TERRAINS; GROUND TARGET; HIGH RESOLUTION; MOVING GROUND TARGETS; NEAR-SURFACE; PHASE DATA; PHASE FIELDS; PHASE OBSERVATIONS; RADAR REFRACTIVITY; RADIO SOUNDINGS; RAY PATHS; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; TIME AND SPACE; VERTICAL GRADIENTS; VERTICAL VARIATION;

ALGORITHMS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION; REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

PHASE MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHM; COMPLEX TERRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA INTERPRETATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; NOISE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADAR; REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77957731363     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1393.1     Document Type: Article

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