Title :
Radar Study of Polarization Structure of Precipitation
Author :
Yanovsky, F.J. ; Ligthart, L.P. ; Unal, C.M.H. ; Korban, V.H.
Author_Institution :
IRCTR, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5031, 2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands; Kiev Int´´l University of Civil Aviation, Komarova, 1, 252180, Kiev, Ukraine. Fax: +31 15 2784046, +38 044 4883027; Phone: +31 15 278 6292, +38 044 4849445, e-mail: F.Y
Abstract :
Polarization structures of different kinds of precipitation are experimentally studied with ground-based radars. The behavior and characteristic values of the differential reflectivity, depolarization ratio and Stokes parameters for different weather objects are discussed. Statistical data corresponding to the polarization parameters are given. The possibility to classify weather objects with statistical procedures is shown. In particular, a method to detect hail based on radar polarimetry is confirmed experimentally, and the reliability of the procedure is assessed.
Keywords :
Clouds; Doppler radar; Frequency; Meteorological radar; Polarization; Radar detection; Radar polarimetry; Reflectivity; Sea measurements; Stokes parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1997. 27th European
Conference_Location :
Jerusalem, Israel
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1997.337789
