Evaluation of a 35 GHz radar for cloud physics research
Abstract
A 35-GHz radar, such as the one that is presently modernized through the incorporation of solid state electronics, Dopplerization, and improved data display capabilities, is useful in observations of the internal structures of clouds and for the detection of low ice particle concentrations in the atmosphere. Simultaneous airborne and radar measurements indicate that the radar reflectivity factors for various water clouds, determined from radar measurements, were generally in good agreement with those derived from in situ measurements of the drop size spectra. The radar can also detect clouds in which droplet diameters do not exceed 27 microns, provided there are sufficient concentrations of 10-15 microns diameter droplets.
- Publication:
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Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
- Pub Date:
- March 1985
- DOI:
- 10.1175/1520-0426(1985)002<0035:EOAGRF>2.0.CO;2
- Bibcode:
- 1985JAtOT...2...35H
- Keywords:
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- Cloud Physics;
- Doppler Radar;
- Meteorological Radar;
- Millimeter Waves;
- Particle Size Distribution;
- Reflectance;
- Atmospheric Attenuation;
- Cumulus Clouds;
- Data Processing;
- Magnetrons;
- Particle Motion;
- Phase Coherence;
- Solid State Devices;
- Windows (Intervals)