Title :
Radar simulation of hydrometeor scatter: some comparisons with CCIR report 569-3
Author :
Thurai, M. ; Goddard, J.W.F.
Author_Institution :
Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton, Didcot, UK
Abstract :
The use of reflectivity and differential reflectivity to distinguish between the ice and water phases of hydrometeors and to estimate path attenuation is explained. Simulation modelling and the CCIR equation are discussed and the results obtained compared
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; electromagnetic wave scattering; radar theory; radiowave propagation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; CCIR equation; CCIR report 569-3; differential reflectivity; hydrometeor scatter; ice; path attenuation; radar simulation; simulation modelling; water;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Frequency Co-Channel Interference Measurements and Modelling at 1-30 GHz, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
