• DocumentCode
    410917
  • Title

    Effective shape of raindrops. Polarimetric radar perspective

  • Author

    Ryzhkov, Alexander V. ; Schuur, Terry J.

  • Author_Institution
    Cooperative Inst. for Mesoscale Meteorol. Studies, Oklahoma Univ., Norman, OK, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    21-25 July 2003
  • Firstpage
    2350
  • Abstract
    In this study, polarimetric radar measurements are used for estimating mean shape of raindrops for several rain events. A linear dependence of the axis ratio on equivolume raindrop diameter is assumed, and the slope β of such dependence is obtained from the measurements of reflectivity factor Z, differential reflectivity ZDR, and specific differential phase KDP. Within-the-storm and between-the-storm variations of the parameter β are the primary focus of this investigation.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; radar polarimetry; rain; remote sensing by radar; storms; atmospheric techniques; axis ratio; differential reflectivity; polarimetric radar measurements; raindrops shape; reflectivity factor; storm; Focusing; Instruments; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Phase measurement; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Rain; Reflectivity; Shape measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7929-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294438
  • Filename
    1294438
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=410917