DocumentCode :
2091614
Title :
Polarimetric radar rainfall algorithms at S and X bands
Author :
Gorgucci, Eugenio ; Chandrasekar, V. ; Bringi, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Sci. dell´´Atmosfera e del Clima, Rome, Italy
Volume :
1
fYear :
2002
fDate :
2002
Firstpage :
275
Abstract :
This paper presents a comparison of S- and X-band algorithms for rainfall estimate. This topic is fairly extensive and only limited results are presented for brevity. The results demonstrate that R(Kdp) at X-band can be useful at much lower rainrates compared to S-band.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; radar polarimetry; radar theory; rain; remote sensing by radar; S-band; SHF; X-band; algorithm; atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorological radar; polarization; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; rain; rainfall; Algorithm design and analysis; Attenuation; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Phase estimation; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Reflectivity; Shape; State estimation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025011
Filename :
1025011
Link To Document :
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