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contributor authorMetcalf, James I.
contributor authorBishop, Alexander W.
contributor authorChanley, Richard C.
contributor authorHiett, Timothy C.
contributor authorPetrocchi, Pio J.
date accessioned2017-06-09T17:08:47Z
date available2017-06-09T17:08:47Z
date copyright1993/06/01
date issued1993
identifier issn0739-0572
identifier otherams-801.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4222956
description abstractThe Geophysics Directorate of the U.S. Air Force developed a unique 11-cm (S-band) coherent polarimetric radar. The radar can transmit signals of alternating orthogonal polarizations, with either circular or linear basis, and receive signals of polarizations identical and orthogonal to that of the transmitted signal. The received signals, comprising logarithmic power and in-phase and quadrature components of both polarizations, are sampled in 50 selectable gates and recorded for off-line analysis. The radar antenna and the polarimetric data acquisition are controlled by interactive computer programs. Measurements of meteorological backscatter have been used to characterize the performance of the radar, to describe microphysical attributes of clouds and precipitation, and to identify the effects of changing electric fields on the orientations of hydrormeteors. Examples of these measurements are shown. Related facilities are described briefly.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleAn 11-cm Coherent Polarimetric Radar for Meteorological Research
typeJournal Paper
journal volume10
journal issue3
journal titleJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0426(1993)010<0249:ACCPRF>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage249
journal lastpage261
treeJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;1993:;volume( 010 ):;issue: 003
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