Title :
Dual-frequency three-dimensional images of clouds
Author :
Firda, John M. ; Sekelsky, Stephen M. ; McIntosh, Robert E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a method of forming three-dimensional representations of clouds and precipitation by combining series of two dimensional scans. In April of 1995 the Cloud Profiling Radar System (CPRS) collected dual-frequency Doppler radar data of several cloud scenarios. Images of reflectivity and linear depolarization ratio are presented from different viewpoints of a precipitating cloud with a well defined melting layer
Keywords :
Doppler radar; atmospheric techniques; clouds; geophysical signal processing; meteorological radar; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; CPRS; Cloud Profiling Radar System; Doppler radar; atmosphere; cloud; dual-frequency radar; linear depolarization ratio; measurement technique; meteorological radar; precipitation; radar imaging; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; three dimensional image; three-dimensional representation; two dimensional scan; well defined melting layer; Antenna measurements; Clouds; Doppler radar; Frequency; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Radar polarimetry; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516225
