Equation for the microwave backscatter cross section of aggregate snowflakes using the self-similar Rayleigh-Gans approximation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3292-3301

  Hogan, Robin J ^a   Westbrook, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cloud retrieval; Ice particles; Microwave observations; Radars Radar observations; Snowfall

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; ASPECT RATIO; BACKSCATTERING; ICE;

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; BACKSCATTER CROSS SECTION; CLOUD RETRIEVAL; ICE PARTICLES; MICROWAVE OBSERVATIONS; MILLIMETER WAVELENGTH; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RAYLEIGH-GANS APPROXIMATION;

SNOW;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BACKSCATTER; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PARTICLE SIZE; RADAR; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SNOW;

EID: 84906751207     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0347.1     Document Type: Article

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