Polarimetric Doppler weather radar : principles and applications /

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This book provides a detailed introduction to the principles of Doppler and polarimetric radar, focusing in particular on their use in the analysis of weather systems. The design features and operation of practical radar systems are highlighted throughout the book in order to illustrate important th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bringi, V. N., 1949-
Other Authors: Chandrasekar, V.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Radar meteorology.
Doppler radar.
Polariscope.
Radarmétéorologie.
Radar Doppler.
Polarimètres.
polariscopes.
NATURE > Weather.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Doppler radar
Polariscope
Radar meteorology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Electromagnetic concepts useful for radar applications
  • 2. Scattering matrix
  • 3. Wave, antenna, and radar polarization
  • 4. Dual-polarized wave propagation in precipitation media
  • 5. Doppler radar signal theory and spectral estimation
  • 6. Dual-polarized radar systems and signal processing algorithms
  • 7. The polarimetric basis for characterizing precipitation
  • 8. Radar rainfall estimation
  • App. 1. Review of electrostatics
  • App. 2. Review of vector spherical harmonics and multipole expansion of the electromagnetic field
  • App. 3. T-matrix method
  • App. 4. Solution for the transmission matrix.

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