Title :
Determination of the Melting Layer from Meteorological Radar Data in Malaysia
Author :
Khamis, Nor Hisham Haji ; Sharif, Omer Abdel Razag ; Hanzaz, Zakaria ; Baharom, Ameruddin
Author_Institution :
Univ. Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai
Abstract :
A developed algorithm based on the vertical profile of radar reflectivity, has been applied to determine the boundaries of "the melting layer and its thickness. The average values of the melting layer heights are compared with ITU-R recommendations and other obtained results in tropical regions at 500 m resolution range. The results obtained showed lower values for heights of the melting layer.
Keywords :
meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; Malaysia; melting layer determination; meteorological radar data; radar reflectivity; Antennas and propagation; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Microwave antennas; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Rain; Reflectivity; Reflector antennas; Spaceborne radar; Bright-Band Heights; Melting Layer; Meteorological Radar Data;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave, Antenna, Propagation and EMC Technologies for Wireless Communications, 2007 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1045-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1045-3
DOI :
10.1109/MAPE.2007.4393557
