Title :
Full wave EM calculation of polarimetric variables for the atmospheric scatterers with nonspheroidal shape
Author :
Mirkovic, D. ; Zrnic, D. ; Ryzhkov, A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Severe Storm Lab., Univ. of Oklahoma CIMMS, Norman, OK, USA
Abstract :
A model of spheroid is commonly utilized to simulate polarimetric characteristics of natural scatterers in atmosphere such as hydrometeors or biota (birds, insects, bats, etc.) The estimates of polarimetric radar variables are usually obtained using either closed form Rayleigh solutions, if size of particle is much smaller than radar wavelength or T-matrix codes otherwise.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; electromagnetic wave scattering; matrix algebra; radar polarimetry; T-matrix code; atmospheric scatterer; biota; closed form Rayleigh solution; full wave EM calculation; hydrometeor; natural scatterer; nonspheroidal shape; particle size; polarimetric characteristic simulation; polarimetric radar variable; polarimetric variable; radar wavelength; spheroid model; Atmospheric modeling; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), 2013 US National Committee of URSI National
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4776-1
DOI :
10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2013.6525014
