Modeling, error analysis, and evaluation of dual-polarization variables obtained from simultaneous horizontal and vertical polarization transmit radar. Part I: Modeling and antenna errors

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1583-1598

  Hubbert, J C ^a   Ellis, S M ^a   Dixon, M ^a   Meymaris, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Error analysis; Radars

Indexed keywords

CANTING ANGLE; CROSS-COUPLINGS; DIFFERENTIAL PROPAGATION PHASE; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LINEAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIOS; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORIES; NONZERO MEAN; PHASE DIFFERENCE; POLARIMETRIC VARIABLE; POLARIZATION ERRORS; POLARIZED SIGNALS; PRIMARY SOURCES; SCAN MEASUREMENT; SCATTERING MODEL; TRANSMISSION PHASE; TRANSMITTED FIELD; VERTICAL POLARIZATION; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988 DOPPLER;

ANTENNAS; CLIMATOLOGY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOPPLER RADAR; ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; STORMS; SURVEILLANCE RADAR; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ANTENNA; DOPPLER RADAR; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODELING; POLARIZATION; REFLECTIVITY;

EID: 77958477275     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1336.1     Document Type: Article

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