Radar Attenuation by Wet Ice SpheresSource: Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1971:;volume( 010 ):;issue: 002::page 247Author:Battan, Louis J.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1971)010<0247:RABWIS>2.0.CO;2Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Calculations have been made of the radar reflectivity and attenuation produced by exponential distributions of dry and wet ice spheres. Appropriate data are presented in the form of tables and graphs. It is shown that attenuation by wet spheres is substantially larger than that by dry spheres. If the ice spheres axe coated with a layer of water 0.05 cm thick and extend in diameters to ?2 cm, they would produce two-way attenuations of about 7, 5 and 1 db km?1 at wavelengths of 3.21, 5.5 and 10.0 cm, respectively. Procedures for the radar detection of hail must take into account the attenuation caused by the hail itself.
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| contributor author | Battan, Louis J. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T17:13:15Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T17:13:15Z | |
| date copyright | 1971/04/01 | |
| date issued | 1971 | |
| identifier issn | 0021-8952 | |
| identifier other | ams-8129.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4224278 | |
| description abstract | Calculations have been made of the radar reflectivity and attenuation produced by exponential distributions of dry and wet ice spheres. Appropriate data are presented in the form of tables and graphs. It is shown that attenuation by wet spheres is substantially larger than that by dry spheres. If the ice spheres axe coated with a layer of water 0.05 cm thick and extend in diameters to ?2 cm, they would produce two-way attenuations of about 7, 5 and 1 db km?1 at wavelengths of 3.21, 5.5 and 10.0 cm, respectively. Procedures for the radar detection of hail must take into account the attenuation caused by the hail itself. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Radar Attenuation by Wet Ice Spheres | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 10 | |
| journal issue | 2 | |
| journal title | Journal of Applied Meteorology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0450(1971)010<0247:RABWIS>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 247 | |
| journal lastpage | 252 | |
| tree | Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1971:;volume( 010 ):;issue: 002 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |