Title :
Use of co-polar correlation coefficient for probing precipitation along the vertical
Author :
Zrnic, O.S. ; Balakrishnan, N. ; Ryzhkov, A. ; Durden, S.L.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Severe Storms Lab., NOAA, Norman, OK, USA
Abstract :
Presents observations of the co-polar correlation coefficient |ρhv(0)| made with a ground based and airborne weather radars along the vertical. Also differential phase and differential reflectivity at a 10° off nadir are shown. Simple models of prolate and oblate spheroids are used to qualitatively explain the observations
Keywords :
atmospheric precipitation; atmospheric techniques; clouds; geophysical techniques; rain; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; airborne weather radar; along the vertical; atmosphere; co-polar correlation coefficient; differential phase; differential reflectivity; geophysical measurement technique; ground based; hail; meteorological radar; microwave polarimetry; oblate spheroid; precipitation; prolate; radar remote sensing; rain cloud precipitation; rain rainfall; Airborne radar; Backscatter; Particle scattering; Polarization; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Rain; Rayleigh scattering; Reflectivity; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322110
