Direct Observations of Coherent Backscatter of Radar Waves in Precipitation
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Direct Observations of Coherent Backscatter of Radar Waves in Precipitation
In previous work, it was argued that a source of radar coherent scatter occurs in the direction perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation because of the presence of grids of enhanced particle concentrations with spatial periodicities in resonance with the radar wavelength. While convincing, the evidence thus far has been indirect. In this work the authors now present direct observation...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1520-0469,0022-4928
DOI: 10.1175/2010jas3488.1