Polarisation Radar Studies of Precipitation: Implementation of the Technique and Data Interpretation

Download or read book Polarisation Radar Studies of Precipitation: Implementation of the Technique and Data Interpretation written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polarization radar observations provide information on characteristics of precipitation particles not available with conventional weather radar. Observations are reported for four parameters made with the 25m Chilbolton dish the largest steerable meteorological radar in the world. These are the first S-band measurements of the linear depolarisation ratio and the most accurate co- copolar correlations yet reported. Ten publications describe the work in more detail. This report demonstrates how the new parameters can be used to: differentiate ice from water, differentiate the different forms of ice (snow, hail pellets), locate areas where large hail is forming, and identify clouds posing a threat of triggered lightning before natural lightning or breakdown has occurred. (jhd).