Title :
ARMAR observations of the melting layer during TOGA COARE
Author :
Durden, Stephen L. ; Kitlyakara, A. ; Im, Eastwood ; Tanner, Alan B. ; Haddad, Ziad S. ; Li, Fuk K. ; Wilson, William J.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The NASA/JPL Airborne Rain MApping Radar (ARMAR) was operated on the NASA DC-8 aircraft during TOGA COARE in early 1993. On 12 flights ARMAR observed stratiform precipitation associated with mesoscale convective systems. The statistics of 16 melting layer parameters, including maximum reflectivity, cooling rate, Doppler velocity, LDR, and the HH-VV correlation coefficient are presented and discussed
Keywords :
airborne radar; atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; rain; remote sensing by radar; 13.8 GHz; AD 1993; ARMAR observations; Airborne Rain MApping Radar; Doppler velocity; LDR; Pacific; SHF; TOGA COARE; airborne radar; atmosphere; cooling rate; maximum reflectivity; measurement technique; melting layer; mesoscale convective system; meteorological radar; microwave radar; polarization correlation coefficient; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; rain; stratiform precipitation; Airborne radar; Calibration; Doppler radar; NASA; Oceans; Polarization; Radar scattering; Rain; Reflectivity; Sea measurements;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
