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Radar Polarimetry for Weather Observations, 1st ed. 2019
Springer Atmospheric Sciences Series
Authors: Ryzhkov Alexander V., Zrnic Dusan S.
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Chapter1: Polarization, scattering, and propagation of electromagnetic waves.- Chapter2: Polarimetric Doppler radar.- Chapter3: Scattering by an ensemble hydrometeors - Polarimetric perspective. Chapter4: Microphysical and dielectric properties of hydrometeors.- Chapter5: Polarimetric variables.- Chapter6: Data quality and measurement errors.- Chapter7: Polarimetric “fingerprints” of microphysical processes in clouds and precipitation.- Chapter8: Polarimetric characteristics of deep convective storms.- Chapter9: Polarimetric Classification of radar echo.- Chapter10: Polarimetric measurements of precipitation.- Chapter11: Polarimetric microphysical retrievals.
Alexander Ryzhkov is a Senior Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.
Dusan S. Zrnic is a Senior Scientist and Leader of the Doppler Radar and Remote Sensing Research at the National Severe Storms Laboratory. He is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma and is member of the US National Academy of Engineering.
Offers a wide array of contemporary information on weather radar polarimetry and its applications
Provides up-to-date methodologies for practicing radar meteorologists
Contains the procedures to simulate realistic polarimetric variables