Radar backscattering from snowflakes: Comparison of fractal, aggregate, and soft spheroid models

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1365-1372

  Tyynela, Jani ^a   Leinonen, Jussi ^b   Moisseev, Dmitri ^b   Nousiainen, Timo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Ice particles; Model comparison; Snowfall

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING CROSS SECTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPLEX SHAPES; ICE PARTICLES; KA BAND; LINEAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIOS; MODEL COMPARISON; RADAR BACKSCATTERING;

ASPECT RATIO; BACKSCATTERING; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; FRACTALS; MODELS; RADAR CROSS SECTION; SNOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BACKSCATTER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CROSS SECTION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SNOW;

EID: 82955194544     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00004.1     Document Type: Article

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