Title :
Cloud and precipitation remote sensing at 94 GHz
Author :
Lhermitte, Roger M.
Author_Institution :
Rosenstiel Sch. of Marine & Atmos. Sci., Miami Univ., FL, USA
fDate :
5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The use of short millimeter-wave Doppler radars for the observation of clouds and precipitation is discussed. Attenuation and scattering (including Mie backscattering by raindrops) of this short-wavelength radiation by hydrometers is discussed as well as the sensitivity of such radars for the observation of clouds
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; clouds; radar applications; rain; remote sensing; 94 GHz; 96 GHz; EHF; Mie backscattering; atmosphere; cloud; measurement; meteorology; microwave; mm wave radar; precipitation remote sensing; rain; rainfall; scattering; sensitivity; short millimeter-wave Doppler radars; short-wavelength; technique; Absorption; Attenuation; Backscatter; Clouds; Doppler radar; Mie scattering; Millimeter wave radar; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Radar signal processing; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
