Observed extinction by clouds at 95 GHz
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∗ Authors are with the Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming., Laramie, WY 82071. Email: [email protected] and [email protected]. Abstract: Measurements of backscattered power were made in maritime stratus with a 95 GHz pulsed radar mounted on an aircraft. The aircraft also carried probes for the in situ characterization of the cloud composition in terms of liquid water content (LWC) and size distribution of the hydrometeors. Horizontal flight segments of 5-10 km length over which the LWC was relatively uniform were selected for analysis. Mean values of LWC ranged from 0.05 to 0.8 g/m. The dominant part of the LWC came from droplets < 50 μm diameter, while the radar backscatter was dominated by drizzle drops > 50 μm. By assuming that the uniformity in cloud composition observed to exist along the flight line also prevailed to 1-2 km distances to the side of the flight path, and after correcting for extinction by water vapor, the observations yielded an extinction coefficient of 4.6 dB/km per g/m of cloud water. This result agrees well with theoretical predictions and constitutes the first direct test of those calculations.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing
دوره 39 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001