DocumentCode
2402375
Title
Discrimination of cloud and rain liquid water path by groundbased polarized microwave radiometry
Author
Czekala, H.
Author_Institution
RPG Radiometer Phys. GmbH, Meckenheim
fYear
0
fDate
0-0 0
Firstpage
288
Lastpage
289
Abstract
Dual polarized microwave radiometers allow improved retrieval quality for liquid water path estimations compared to non-polarized multi-channel radiometers. The proposed method is based on the effect of non-spherical rain drop shape on the polarization signal in downwelling thermal radiation
Keywords
atmospheric radiation; clouds; polarimetry; radiometry; rain; 19.0 GHz; cloud; downwelling thermal radiation; dual polarized microwave radiometers; groundbased polarized microwave radiometry; liquid water path; nonspherical rain drop shape; rain; Brightness temperature; Clouds; Frequency; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Passive microwave remote sensing; Physics; Polarization; Rain; Shape measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE MicroRad, 2006
Conference_Location
SanJuan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9417-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MICRAD.2006.1677105
Filename
1677105
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