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contributor authorHaddad, Z. S.
contributor authorJameson, A. R.
contributor authorIm, E.
contributor authorDurden, S. L.
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:05:31Z
date available2017-06-09T14:05:31Z
date copyright1995/12/01
date issued1995
identifier issn0894-8763
identifier otherams-12246.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4147564
description abstractSeveral algorithms to calculate a rain-rate profile from a single-frequency air- or spaceborne radar backscatter profile and a given path-integrated attenuation have been proposed. The accuracy of any such algorithm is limited by the ambiguities between the (multiple) exact solutions, which depend on the variability of the parameters in the Z?R and k?R relations used. In this study, coupled Z?R and k?R relations are derived based on the drop size distribution. It is then shown that, because of the coupling, the relative difference between the multiple mutually ambiguous rain-rate profiles solving the problem must remain acceptably low, provided the available path-integrated attenuation value is known to within 0.5 dB.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleImproved Coupled Z R and k R Relations and the Resulting Ambiguities in the Determination of the Vertical Distribution of Rain from the Radar Backscatter and the Integrated Attenuation
typeJournal Paper
journal volume34
journal issue12
journal titleJournal of Applied Meteorology
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0450(1995)034<2680:ICARAT>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage2680
journal lastpage2688
treeJournal of Applied Meteorology:;1995:;volume( 034 ):;issue: 012
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