Quality control and calibration of the dual-polarization radar at Kwajalein, RMI

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-196

  Marks, David A ^a   Wolff, David B ^a   Carey, Lawrence D ^b   Tokay, Ali ^c  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE REFLECTIVITY; ALGORITHM DESCRIPTION; COMPREHENSIVE TESTING; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DISDROMETER MEASUREMENT; DUAL-POLARIZATION WEATHER RADAR; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES; PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; REFLECTIVITY CALIBRATION; SPACE ADMINISTRATION; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; VALIDATION PROGRAM; WEATHER SURVEILLANCE RADAR-1988 DOPPLER;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; NASA; POLARIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADAR; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; REFLECTION; SPACE SHUTTLES; SURVEILLANCE RADAR;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; DOPPLER RADAR; POLARIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

KWAJALEIN ATOLL; MARSHALL ISLANDS;

EID: 79953172287     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1462.1     Document Type: Article

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