Classification of ice crystals at C-band
Clouds consist of water particles (hydrometeors) in different aggregate states. Above the melting layer these hydrometeors are formed mainly as ice crystals and other completely or partly frozen particles. <br><br> With measurements from the C-band dual polarimetric radar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-05-01
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| Series: | Advances in Radio Science |
| Online Access: | http://www.adv-radio-sci.net/7/273/2009/ars-7-273-2009.pdf |
| Summary: | Clouds consist of water particles (hydrometeors) in different aggregate states. Above the melting layer these hydrometeors are formed mainly as ice crystals and other completely or partly frozen particles. <br><br> With measurements from the C-band dual polarimetric radar POLDIRAD (Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany) the backscattered signals of the ice particles in the horizontal/vertical polarisation base were analysed. The focus is lying on the co-polar reflectivities and therefore the differential reflectivity. In the next step a simulation of the backscattered signals deliver the physical ansatz for the creation of an ice crystal class. Finally the comparison of this class with a raindrop classification is shown. |
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| ISSN: | 1684-9965 1684-9973 |