Evaluation of a 35-GHz Radar for Cloud and Precipitation Research in SCHeREX-Experiment

Author

Zhong, Ling-zhi ; Liu, Li-ping ; Ge, Run-sheng ; Chen, Lin

Author_Institution

State Key Lab. of Severe Weather, Chinese Acad. of Meteorol. Sci., Beijing

Volume

2

fYear

2008

fDate

21-22 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

103

Lastpage

106

Abstract

HMBQ radar is the first millimeter-wavelength (8mm) cloud radar with Doppler and polarization in China. Several new techniques like coherence accumulation, polarization and pulsating compressive had been applied in this radar. The minimum effective radar reflectivity factor of water cloud that is measured by this radar at a range of 10 km is estimated to be -40dBz. During May to September in 2008, HMBQ radar was situated in DongGuan, GuangDong Province for the SCHeREX experiment to observe clouds and obtained much valuable information. Some examples of cloud structures are presented in the experiment, also presented here is the liquid water content retrieved by this radar.

Keywords

clouds; precipitation; radar applications; HMBQ radar; SCHeREX-experiment; cloud research; millimeter-wavelength cloud radar; precipitation research; radar reflectivity factor; Clouds; Doppler radar; Meteorological radar; Millimeter wave technology; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar remote sensing; Radar signal processing; Signal processing; Spaceborne radar; HMBQ; SCHeREX experiment; cloud; millimeter-wavelength radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Education Technology and Training, 2008. and 2008 International Workshop on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. ETT and GRS 2008. International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3563-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETTandGRS.2008.189

Filename

5070318