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contributor authorRabin, Robert M.
contributor authorDoviak, Richard J.
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:02:55Z
date available2017-06-09T14:02:55Z
date copyright1989/11/01
date issued1989
identifier issn0894-8763
identifier otherams-11509.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4146745
description abstractObservations are presented of time-varying radar reflectivity during a partial solar eclipse in Oklahoma. The measurements from a radar of 10-cm wavelength, were obtained in the clear-air boundary layer. The reflectivity changes closely follow the variation in solar radiation associated with the eclipse. Possible mechanisms for the change in reflectivity are reviewed, in particular the effect of surface fluxes of heat and mositure. A formula is derived that relates radar reflectivity to surface fluxes of sensible and latent heat. Other evidence of a relationship between these fluxes and sensible and latent heat. Other evidence of a relationship between these fluxes and radar reflectivity is presented, namely the effect of local cloud cover on reduced insolation and variations in surface wetness.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleMeteorological and Astronomical Influences on Radar Reflectivity in the Convective Boundary Layer
typeJournal Paper
journal volume28
journal issue11
journal titleJournal of Applied Meteorology
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0450(1989)028<1226:MAAIOR>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage1226
journal lastpage1235
treeJournal of Applied Meteorology:;1989:;volume( 028 ):;issue: 011
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