Preliminary Results of X-Band Polarization Radar Studies of Clouds and Precipitation

Abstract

Combined measurements of differential reflectivity and cross-correlation coefficient between linear copolar components of weather radar returns have been obtained with a noncoherent X-band polarimetric meteorological radar. In examining these data, special attention is devoted to the problem of discrimination between liquid and solid hydrometeors and to identification of the areas of strong ground-clutter contamination. Furthermore, polarization parameters of backscattered signals are used to locate updrafts.