Retrieval of three-dimensional raindrop size distribution using X-band polarimetric radar data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1265-1285

  Kim, D S ^a,b   Maki, M ^b   Lee, D I ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION CORRECTION; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DISDROMETER DATA; DISDROMETERS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNING PARAMETERS; HIGH QUALITY; HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION; IMPROVED ALGORITHM; MEDIAN DIAMETERS; NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PLAN POSITION INDICATORS; RAIN ATTENUATION CORRECTION; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RANGE-HEIGHT INDICATORS; SCAN DATA; SPECIFIC ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; VERTICAL POLARIZATION; X-BAND POLARIMETRIC RADARS; X-BAND RADARS;

ALGORITHMS; DISASTER PREVENTION; DROPS; DYNAMIC POSITIONING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; RAIN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

REFLECTION;

ALGORITHM; ERROR CORRECTION; OPTIMIZATION; POLARIZATION; RADAR; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 77957744123     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1407.1     Document Type: Article

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