Title :
Weather applications of dual-polarization radars
Author :
Ryzhkov, Alexander ; Schuur, Terry ; Melnikov, Valery ; Zhang, Pengfei ; Kumjian, Matthew ; Zrnic, Dusan
Author_Institution :
Cooperative Inst. for Mesoscale Meteorol. Studies, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Abstract :
An overview of meteorological applications of polarimetric radars is presented. Both well proven implications of polarimetric radar measurements which are ready for operational implementation and promising new directions of research are outlined.
Keywords :
meteorological radar; radar polarimetry; dual-polarization radars; meteorological applications; polarimetric radar measurements; polarimetric radars; weather applications; Meteorological radar; Radar polarimetry; Rain; Snow; Storms;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (RADAR), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kansas City, MO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8901-5
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2011.5960690
