Incorporating ice crystal scattering databases in the simulation of millimeter-wavelength radar reflectivity

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 337-351

  Molthan, Andrew L ^a   Petersen, Walter A ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Databases; Ice crystals; Radars radar observations

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL LIDARS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CALIPSO; CLOUDSAT; COLD SEASON PRECIPITATION; COLD SEASON PRECIPITATION EVENTS; CRYSTAL SHAPES; DATABASES; FRACTAL AGGREGATE; ICE CRYSTAL SIZE; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE WATER CONTENT; INTENSIVE OBSERVATION PERIODS; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MIDLATITUDE CYCLONES; MIE RESONANCE; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NON-SPHERICAL; NONSPHERICAL SHAPES; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; RADAR BACKSCATTER; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; REMAINING DIFFERENCES; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; STATE PARAMETERS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERICS; BACKSCATTERING; CLOUDS; CRYSTALS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; OPTICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORMS; WATER CONTENT;

ICE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CALIPSO; CLOUD; CLOUDSAT; ICE CRYSTAL; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WAVELENGTH; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 79955031516     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1511.1     Document Type: Article

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