Partial beam blockage correction using polarimetric radar measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 861-872

  Zhang, P ^a   Zrnic D ^b   Ryzhkov, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Radars Radar observations

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLARIMETERS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN; SURVEYING; TALL BUILDINGS;

BLOCKAGE CORRECTION; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DUAL POLARIZATION RADARS; PARTIAL BEAM BLOCKAGES; POLARIMETRIC RADAR MEASUREMENTS; RADAR DATA; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RADIAL INTEGRAL; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE;

REFLECTION;

ALGORITHM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MONSOON; RADAR; RAINFALL;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84879016964     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/jtech-d-12-00075.1     Document Type: Article

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