| contributor author | Gage, K. S. | |
| contributor author | Ecklund, W. L. | |
| contributor author | Riddle, A. C. | |
| contributor author | Balsley, B. B. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T14:27:32Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T14:27:32Z | |
| date copyright | 1986/06/01 | |
| date issued | 1986 | |
| identifier issn | 0739-0572 | |
| identifier other | ams-196.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4155733 | |
| description abstract | The magnitude of backscattered power observed at vertical incidence by a VHF radar is related to atmospheric stability in accordance with the Fresnel scattering model. Utilizing a modified Fresnel scattering model, we can determine tropopause height objectively from the observed vertical profile of backscattered power. The method is tested with observations of the Alpine Experiment (ALPEX; France), Platteville, Colorado and Poker Mat, Alaska radars taken since 1979. Using 750 m resolution the tropopause is found to be within a few hundred meters of the tropopause determined from nearly simultaneous radiosonde observations and using 2.2 km resolution the tropopause is found to be within about 600 m. Furthermore, radar-determined tropopause heights can be automatically scaled from existing records, or even routinely determined on-line. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Objective Tropopause Height Determination Using Use-Resolution VHF Radar Observations | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 3 | |
| journal issue | 2 | |
| journal title | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0426(1986)003<0248:OTHDUU>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 248 | |
| journal lastpage | 254 | |
| tree | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;1986:;volume( 003 ):;issue: 002 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |
