Weather radar polarimetry / Guifu Zhang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhang, Guifu, 1962- author.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electromagnetic waves--Scattering.

Electromagnetic waves.

Polarimetry.

Radar meteorology.

Radar--Interference.

Radar.

Remote sensing.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Radar has been proven to be an indispensable tool for weather observation, quantification, and forecasting. Now, another set of measurements can be used to better study weather: polarimetric radar data (PRD). Although the technology of radar polarimetry has matured, and PRD are available nationally and worldwide, radar polarimetry is still in its initial stages for operational usage, which has left much room for research and development, particularly in optimizing PRD for weather forecasts. Weather Radar Polarimetry presents the fundamentals of polarimetric radar remote sensing through understanding wave scattering and propagation in geophysical media filled with hydrometeors and other objects. The text characterizes the physical, statistical, and electromagnetic properties of hydrometeors 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 hydrometeor classification, particle size distribution retrievals, microphysical parameterization, and weather quantification and forecast. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Characterization of hydrometeors

Chapter 3. Wave scattering by a single particle

Chapter 4. Scattering and propagation in clouds and precipitation

Chapter 5. Radar measurements and improvement of data quality

Chapter 6. Applications in weather observation and quantification

Chapter 7. Advanced methods and optimal retrievals

Chapter 8. Phased array radar polarimetry.

Notes:

A CRC title.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781315337982

9781315357041

9781315374666

9781439870600

OCLC:

958185929

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