Effect of Nonuniform Beam Filling on the Propagation of Radar Signals at...

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......derived for the measured differential phase shift. It is shown...retrieved specific differential phase shift K^sub DP^. These effects are...considered here, or if the differential phase shift is evaluated...algorithms based on K^sub DP^ at X band, even ...

Correction of Radar Reflectivity and Differential Reflectivity for Rain...

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......among polarimetric variables, such as A^sub H^-K^sub DP^, A^sub DP^-A^sub H^, A^sub H^-Z^sub H^, and Z^sub DR^-Z^sub...conditions. For the X-band wavelength, the A^sub H^-K^sub DP^ and A^sub DP^-A^sub H^ relations ...

A Variational Scheme for Retrieving Rainfall Rate and Hail Reflectivity...

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......reflectivity Z^sub dr^ and differential phase shift φ^sub dp^ and iteratively...rate estimates. Differential phase shift φ^sub dp^ is a measure of...one way) specific differential phase shift K^sub dp^ = ...

The Impact of Beam Broadening on the Quality of Radar Polarimetric Data

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......sub DR^, and differential phase Φ^sub DP^ within the...phase Φ^sub DP^, the specific differential phase K^sub DP^, the depolarization...profile of the differential phase (Ryzhkov and...perturbations of ...

Depolarization in Ice Crystals and Its Effect on Radar Polarimetric...

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......reflectivity Z^sub DR^ and differential phase Φ^sub DP^ are commonly observed...horizontal direction, then differential phase Φ^sub DP^ decreases with slant...corresponding specific differential phase K^sub DP^ is negative ...

Empirical Estimation of Attenuation from Differential Propagation Phase...

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......increases in differential phase shift (Φ^sub DP^). The retrieved...of Φ^sub DP^ with range...specific differential phase K^sub DP...backscatter differential phase δ, dips...values of K^sub DP^. Ranges...

Polarimetric radar measurements of tropical rain at a 5-cm wavelength

Journal of Applied Meteorology;  June 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......emphasis on specific differential phase (K^sub DP^) and traditional...of backscatter differential phase shift are occasionally...algorithm for K^sub DP^ estimation in...use of specific differential phase shift (K^sub DP^) has many practical...

Drop Size Distribution Retrieval with Polarimetric Radar: Model and...

Journal of Applied Meteorology;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......reflectivity, and specific differential phase (K^sub DP^). The procedure yields...computed from measurements of differential propagation phase, which...uncertainty in K^sub DP^, the differential phase measurements are filtered...drop mean shape with K^sub ...

A Dual-Polarization-Radar-Based Assessment of the 8 May 2003 Oklahoma City...

Monthly Weather Review;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the Z^sub dr^ shield and K^sub dp^ foot, along with a discussion...the orientation of the Z^sub dr^ and K^sub dp^ columns relative to midlevel...reflectivity (hereinafter Z^sub dr^) and suggested that...for deriving the specific differential phase (hereinafter ...

A Comparative Study of Rainfall Retrievals Based on Specific Differential...

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......reliable specific differential phase shift estimates, K^sub DP^, for lighter...consistent K^sub DP^ estimates...significantly stronger differential phase shift on propagation...of specific differential phase shift (K^sub DP^)-based rainfall...

X-band polarimetric radar measurements of rainfall

Journal of Applied Meteorology;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......attenuation using the differential phase measurement is suggested...estimator that uses K^sub DP^, Z^sub DR^, and Z^sub...estimator that uses K^sub DP^ alone for equilibrium...posteriori. The use of the K^sub DP^-only estimator and a...

Test of the differential propagation phase shift (KDP) technique for...

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  August 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......propagation phase shift (phi^sub DP^) and differential phase shift upon backscattering (5). To estimate KDP from phi^sub DP^, these two phase components...McCormick et al. 1979). But phi^sub DP^ is a range cumulative (or path...

Enhanced polarimetric radar signatures above the melting level in a...

Journal of Applied Meteorology;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......enhanced signatures in specific differential phase K^sub dp^ and differential reflectivity...simultaneously, specific differential phase Kdp and Doppler spectral moments...reflectivity Z^sub rd^ and K^sub dp^ in a supercell storm (Hubbert...

Assimilation of Simulated Polarimetric Radar Data for a Convective Storm...

Monthly Weather Review;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......variables considered include differential reflectivity Z^sub DR^, reflectivity difference Z^sub dp^, and specific differential phase K^sub DP^. To simulate the observational...differential reflectivity and differential phase measurements can be ...

Ground Clutter Filtering Dual-Polarized, Staggered PRT Sequences

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......possible to recover the differential phase, φ^sub DP^, and the copolar...required to estimate the differential phase, φ^sub DP^, hence this is one...reflectivity, Z^sub DR^. the differential phase, φ^sub DP^, and the cross ...