Recent advances in classification of observations from dual polarization weather radars

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-111

  Chandrasekar, V ^a   Keranen R ^b   Lim, S ^a   Moisseev, D ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b VAISALA OYJ   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Classification; Data quality; Echo; Hydrometeor; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY; DUAL-POLARIZATION WEATHER RADAR; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; ECHO; HYDROMETEOR; HYDROMETEOR CLASSIFICATION; OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CLOUDS; POLARIZATION;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

CLASSIFICATION; DATA QUALITY; DOPPLER RADAR; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84870243704     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.08.014     Document Type: Article

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