Weather Radar Polarimetry

Guifu Zhang (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2016
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4398-6958-1 (ISBN)

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This book presents the fundamentals of polarimetric radar remote sensing through understanding wave scattering and propagation in geophysical media filled with hydrometers and other objects. The text characterizes the physical, statistical, and electromagnetic properties of hydrometers and establishes the relations between radar observables and physical state parameters. It introduces advanced remote sensing techniques (such as polarimetric phased array radar) and retrieval methods for physical parameters. The book also illustrates applications of polarimetric radar measurements in hydrometer classification, particle size distribution retrievals, microphysical parameterization, and weather quantification and forecast.

Guifu Zhang is Professor of Meteorology at University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology.

Introduction

Historical development

Objectives and organization of the book

Characterization of Hydrometeors

Physical and statistical properties

Electromagnetic properties

Wave Scattering by a Single Particle

Wave and electromagnetic wave

Scattering fundamentals

Rayleigh scattering

Mie scattering theory

Scattering calculations by a non-spherical particle

Scattering for arbitrary orientations

Scattering and Propagation in Cloud and Precipitation

Scattering models

Single scattering model

Coherent wave propagation

Propagation-included scattering

Radar Measurements and Improvement of Data Quality

Polarimetric weather radar system and equation

Regular estimation of polarimetric radar variables

Multi-lag correlation estimators

Clutter detection

Clutter mitigation

Applications in Weather Observation and Quantification

Observation of polarimetric radar signatures

Hydrometeor classification

Quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE)

Drop size distribution retrieval

Attenuation correction

Advanced Methods and Optimal Retrievals

Simultaneous attenuation correction and DSD retrieval

Statistical retrieval of rain DSDs

Variational retrieval

Optimal retrieval through data assimilation (DA)

Phased Array Radar Polarimetry

Background and challenges

Formulation for planar polarimetric phased array radar

Cylindrical polarimetric phased array radar

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2016
Zusatzinfo	13 Tables, black and white; 37 Illustrations, color; 101 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
	Technik ► Nachrichtentechnik
ISBN-10	1-4398-6958-8 / 1439869588
ISBN-13	978-1-4398-6958-1 / 9781439869581
Zustand	Neuware