Analytic characterization of random errors in spectral dual-polarized cloud radar observations

Cloud radar observations of precipitation

An innovative method for the observation of vertical air motion and raindrop size distribution in precipitation using a 94-GHz Doppler radar is demonstrated in this paper. The method is particularly appealing since it is based on fundamental physics, the scattering of microwave radiation by large particles (Mie scattering). Observations from stratiform rain are presented to illustrate the poten...

Evaluating Features for Broad Species Based Classification of Bird Observations Using Dual-polarized Doppler Weather Radar

A Novel W-Band Dual-Polarized Cassegrain Antenna for Cloud Radar

A W-band dual-polarized Cassegrain antenna for cloud radar is proposed. The aperture diameter of the main reflector of the antenna is 50 cm. By using a modified Magic-T structure in the feed horn, the antenna is dual-polarized with high port isolation. The measured results show that the port isolation is 44.7 dB. The gains are 47.3 dB and 49.5 dB for the two ports at 94GHz, respectively, and th...

Nonparametric Estimation of Raindrop Size Distributions from Dual-Polarization Radar Spectral Observations

This paper presents a method to retrieve raindrop size distributions (DSD) from slant profile dualpolarization Doppler spectra observations. It is shown that using radar measurements taken at a high elevation angle raindrop size distributions can be retrieved without making an assumption on the form of a DSD. In this paper it is shown that drop size distributions can be retrieved from Doppler p...

Wave Field Characterization Using Dual - Polarized Pulse - Doppler X - Band Radar