Title :
Integral equations for a dual-wavelength radar
Author :
Meneghini, Robert ; Liao, Liang ; Iguchi, Toshio
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
A dual-wavelength spaceborne weather radar is expected to be one of the primary instruments on the proposed Global Precipitation Mission, GPM, satellite. In addition, airborne dual-wavelength weather radar data at (13.6, 35 GHz), (10, 35 GHz), (10, 94 GHz) have been or will be acquired within the next several years. The objective of the paper is to outline some of the techniques for analyzing such data with a focus on an approach that uses integral equations that describe the change in the DSD parameters with radar range.
Keywords :
atmospheric precipitation; integral equations; meteorological radar; radar theory; rain; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; 13.6 GHz; 35 GHz; EHF; GPM; Global Precipitation Mission; SHF; atmosphere; dual wavelength radar; integral equations; meteorological radar; meteorology; precipitation; radar remote sensing; radar theory; rain; spaceborne radar; weather radar; Attenuation; Differential equations; Frequency; Integral equations; Meteorological radar; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Rain; Rayleigh scattering; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025010
