Doppler-polarimetric method of turbulence intensity retrieving in rain using remote sensing with microwave radar

The developed procedure for turbulence contribution retrieval to the total Doppler Spectrum width can be succesfully used for measuring intensity of turbulence in rain by Doppler weather radar. Further improvement of the method can be achieved by increasing the accuracy of median drop diameter estimation. This can be done, for example, by using polarization diversity. Measuring Z_DR gives good possibility for this, especially by airborne radar with horizontal sounding. Spectral differential reflectivity gives independent parameter for turbulence in rain characterization that can be used additionally to Doppler spectrum width. Further researches should be aimed to develop Doppler-polarimetric algorithm for real time signal processing.