DocumentCode
2248723
Title
Inferring hydrometeor shapes using different polarization states of radar signals
Author
Matrosov, S.Y. ; Reinking, R.F. ; Kropfli, R.A. ; Martner, B.E. ; Bartram, B.W.
Author_Institution
Cooperative Inst. for Res. in Environ. Sci., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
4
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
1577
Abstract
A theoretical consideration of using radar depolarization measurements for identifying shapes of particles in winter clouds is given. Theoretical results are illustrated using results from recent field programs
Keywords
atmospheric techniques; clouds; meteorological radar; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; atmosphere; cloud; depolarization; hydrometeor; measurement technique; meteorological radar; microphysics; morphology; polarization states; precipitation; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; rain; shape; theory; winter; Aggregates; Clouds; Crystals; Ice; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Radar theory; Sea measurements; Shape measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6359-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.857277
Filename
857277
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