Evaluation of effective radius retrieved by FMCW CPR FALCON-I from Hedo observation in 2008

Author

Yamaguchi, Jun ; Takano, Toshiaki ; Kawamura, Yohei ; Abe, Hideji ; Takamura, Tamio ; Takenaka, Hideaki ; Pandithurai, G. ; Ishizaka, Y. ; Kimura, Toshiyoshi

Author_Institution

Tsukuba Space Center, Japan Aerosp. Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, Japan

fYear

2010

fDate

7-10 Dec. 2010

Firstpage

1661

Lastpage

1664

Abstract

It is possible to retrieve vertical profiles of cloud microphysical properties, using radar reflectivity factor observed by CPR (Cloud Profiling Radar), which leads to better understanding of cloud radiative forcing. In this study, vertical profiles of cloud microphysical properties (e.g., effective radius, liquid water content, cloud optical thickness, etc,) retrieved from the ground-based FMCW CPR FALCON-I are estimated to evaluate sensitivity and accuracy of FALCON-I at the Hedo observation in 2008.

Keywords

CW radar; FM radar; atmospheric precipitation; atmospheric radiation; atmospheric techniques; clouds; meteorological radar; AD 2008; Cloud Profiling Radar; Hedo observation; cloud effective radius; cloud microphysical properties; cloud optical thickness; cloud radiative forcing; ground-based FMCW CPR FALCON-I; liquid water content; radar reflectivity factor; sensitivity evaluation; vertical profile retrieval; Aerosols; Clouds; Instruments; Meteorological radar; Microwave radiometry; Spaceborne radar; CPR (Cloud Profiling Radar); FALCON-I; microphysical properties; radar reflectivity factor; radiative forcing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2010 Asia-Pacific

Conference_Location

Yokohama

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7590-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-902339-22-2

Type

conf

Filename

5728243