On the use of dual-polarized c-band radar for operational rainfall retrieval in mountainous areas

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 405-425

  Vulpiani, Gianfranco ^a   Montopoli, Mario ^b   Passeri, Luca Delli ^c   Gioia, Antonio G ^c   Giordano, Pietro ^c   Marzano, Frank S ^b  

^a DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Data processing; Precipitation; Radars Radar observations; Rainfall; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PROCESSES; DATA QUALITY; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; DUAL-POLARIZED; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXTS; ERROR SOURCES; FLAT TERRAINS; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PRECIPITATION RETRIEVALS; RADAR PRODUCTS; RAINFALL ESTIMATES; RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUES; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; WINTER STORMS;

ALGORITHMS; DATA PROCESSING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADAR SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SEARCH ENGINES; STORMS;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; DATA PROCESSING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING;

ITALY;

EID: 84857717872     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-10-05024.1     Document Type: Article

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