DocumentCode
2699629
Title
Meteorological applications of radar wind profilers
Author
Lucas, Christopher
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Adelaide Univ., SA, Australia
fYear
2003
fDate
3-5 Sept. 2003
Firstpage
270
Lastpage
275
Abstract
An overview of the meteorological applications of wind profilers is given, focusing on the VHF boundary-layer wind profiler developed at the University of Adelaide. Discussion is centered on: (1) a comparison of signal-to-noise ratio plots and their meteorological interpretation; (2) the discussion of a wind profiler front-finding algorithm and the characteristics of profiler detected fronts; and (3) precipitation retrievals with a wind profiler. Illustrative examples are provided for each area. The possible directions of future research are also briefly discussed.
Keywords
atmospheric precipitation; backscatter; meteorological radar; wind; VHF boundary-layer wind profiler; front-finding algorithm; meteorological radar; meteorology; precipitation retrievals; radar backscattering; radar wind profilers; signal-to-noise ratio; Frequency; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Particle scattering; Radar applications; Radar detection; Radar scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Wind; X-ray scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7870-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RADAR.2003.1278751
Filename
1278751
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