Polarimetric radar observations in the ice region of precipitating clouds at C-Band and X-Band radar frequencies

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1147-1169

  Bechini, R ^a,b   Baldini, L ^c   Chandrasekar, V ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; POLARIMETERS; RADAR; RAIN; REFLECTION;

C-BANDS; POLARIMETRIC RADAR OBSERVATION; POLARIMETRIC VARIABLE; PRECIPITATING CLOUDS; RADAR FREQUENCIES; SATURATION VAPOUR PRESSURES; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; X BANDS; X-BAND RADARS;

ICE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; STRATIFORM CLOUD; VAPOR PRESSURE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 84874896894     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/jamc-d-12-055.1     Document Type: Article

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