Abstract: This research attempts to understand how nonspherical ice particles backscatter electromagnetic radiation at millimetric wavelengths. The discrete dipole approximation (DDA) is employed to examine backscattering by single ...

Abstract: Blackbody radiation at 3.9 µm increases rapidly with temperature. This fact suggests a potential application by fire weather meteorologists of the 3.9-µm imagery data provided by the new GOES-8 weather satellite. The ability ...

Abstract: In certain circumstances, millimeter-wavelength Doppler radar velocity spectra can be used to estimate the microphysical composition of both phases of mixed-phase clouds. This distinction is possible when the cloud properties ...