Title :
Shapes and orientations of raindrops from 2D-video disdrometer, polarimetric radar and a wind-tunnel study
Author :
Thurai, Merhala ; Bringi, Viswanathan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Abstract :
Measurements of shapes and orientations of raindrops using 2D video disdrometer have been compared with those derived from a recent wind-tunnel study as well as those inferred from an advanced polarimetric weather radar at S-band, respectively. Results are consistent with each other. This paper presents the quantitative comparisons.
Keywords :
radar polarimetry; radiowave propagation; rain; video equipment; wind tunnels; 2D-video disdrometer; S-band; advanced polarimetric weather radar; radiowave propagation effects; wind-tunnel; Attenuation; Equations; Frequency; Meteorological radar; Polarization; Radar polarimetry; Rain; Shape measurement; Steady-state; Wind;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
