A dual-polarization radar hydrometeor classification algorithm for winter precipitation

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1457-1481

  Thompson, Elizabeth J ^a   Rutledge, Steven A ^a   Dolan, Brenda ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^a   Cheong, Boon Leng ^b  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Freezing precipitation; Ice crystals; Mixed precipitation; Operational forecasting; Radars Radar observations

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CLOUDS; FREEZING; ICE; MELTING; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; POLARIMETERS; RADAR; RAIN; SNOW; STORMS;

CLASSIFICATION DECISION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; FREEZING PRECIPITATIONS; HYDROMETEOR CLASSIFICATION; ICE CRYSTALS; OPERATIONAL FORECASTING; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; FORECASTING METHOD; FREEZING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; ICE CRYSTAL; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; WINTER;

EID: 84905668676     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00119.1     Document Type: Article

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