Title :
Extraction of differential propagation phase from data from S-band circularly polarised radars
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
fDate :
9/15/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that differential propagation phase may be extracted from data from CDR radar systems. This enables a correction for differential attenuation to be applied to the derived values of differential reflectivity, and may well provide a criterion for differentiating rain from hail
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; radar theory; rain; CDR radar systems; S-band; circularly polarised radars; collected data; differential attenuation correction; differential propagation phase; differential reflectivity; hail; phase extraction; precipitation differentiation; rain; weather radar;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
