Analytical Expressions for Doppler Spectra of Scatter from Hydrometeors Observed: With a Vertically Directed Radar Beam

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 500-509

  Fang, Ming ^a   Doviak, Richard J ^b   Albrecht, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BACK-SCATTERED; BEAM WIDTHS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOPPLER SPECTRA; EFFECTIVE DIAMETER; HOMOGENEOUS TURBULENCE; ICE PARTICLES; MEAN-WINDS; MIRROR IMAGES; PARTICLE OSCILLATIONS; RADAR BEAM; SECOND ORDER EFFECT; SPECTRAL BROADENING; TERMINAL VELOCITY; WATER DROPLETS; WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS;

CLOUDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REFLECTION; VELOCITY;

DOPPLER EFFECT;

BACKSCATTER; DOPPLER RADAR; DROPLET; HYDROMECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84864762534     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00005.1     Document Type: Article

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