Title :
Impact of drop size distribution on ZDR estimation [meteorological radar]
Author :
Capsoni, C. ; D´Amico, M. ; Nebuloni, R.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
fDate :
2/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The performance of an S-band dual-polarisation meteorological radar is investigated using a physically-based radar simulator, in particular, the impact of the drop size distribution on the variance of the estimate of differential reflectivity (ZDR) is addressed and discussed
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave reflection; estimation theory; meteorological radar; microwave propagation; rain; reflectivity; S-band meteorological radar; ZDR estimation; differential reflectivity; drop size distribution; dual-polarisation radar; physically-based radar simulator; rain rate estimation errors; rainfall rate;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000250
