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Spectral analysis of stratiform cloud radar observations
Author(s) -
Henrion Xavier,
Sauvageot Henri
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl004i009p00360
Subject(s) - spectral signature , radar , cloud computing , spectral analysis , turbulence , convection , geology , cloud physics , remote sensing , physics , meteorology , computational physics , geophysics , spectroscopy , astronomy , computer science , telecommunications , operating system
The spectral analysis of microscale horizontal radar reflectivity fluctuations, created near the top of stratiform clouds by turbulent convection, shows that the fluctuations are not totally random; the spectrum exhibits meaningful spectral peaks, reflecting a dynamic organization of the cloud in several frequency domains. This analytic technic may yield the spectral signature of clouds.