Polarimetric attenuation correction in heavy rain at C band

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-58

  Gu, Ji Young ^a   Ryzhkov, A ^b   Zhang, P ^b   Neilley, P ^c   Knight, M ^c   Wolf, B ^d   Lee, Dong In ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c Andover Massachusetts Enterprise Electronics Corporation Enterprise   (United States)

^d VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Convective scale processes; Precipitation; Radars radar observations; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE-SCALE PROCESSES; PRECIPITATION; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RAINFALL;

POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; RAIN; STORMS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINFALL;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951601217     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2258.1     Document Type: Article

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