Title :
Reduced turbulent mixing in a mesoscale NWP model for radar propagation forecasting
Author_Institution :
Met Office, Exeter, UK
Abstract :
The effect of the atmosphere on radar coverage in complex coastal environments is of great importance in many naval applications. Variations in atmospheric refractivity driven by vertical gradients of temperature and moisture can significantly enhance or reduce the range at which a particular target may be detected. Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models can be used to predict the spatial and temporal variation of atmospheric refractivity fields, which form the basis for forecasting radar coverage patterns.
Keywords :
atmospheric turbulence; meteorological radar; radiowave propagation; weather forecasting; atmosphere effect; coastal environments; forecasting radar coverage pattern; mesoscale NWP model; mesoscale numerical weather prediction; radar propagation forecasting; reduced turbulent mixing; Atmospheric modeling; Forecasting; Moisture; Predictive models; Radar applications; Refractive index;
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.2013.6525088
