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Observation of rain at vertical incidence with a 94 GHz Doppler radar: An insight on Mie scattering
Author(s) -
Lhermitte Roger M.
Publication year - 1988
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/gl015i010p01125
Subject(s) - doppler effect , doppler radar , scattering , mie scattering , radar , wavelength , range (aeronautics) , meteorology , geology , environmental science , remote sensing , optics , atmospheric sciences , physics , geodesy , light scattering , materials science , astronomy , aerospace engineering , engineering , composite material
A new method aimed at differentiating air vertical motion and raindrop terminal velocity in a velocity spectrum observed at vertical incidence identification based on Mie backscattering oscillations occurring within the raindrop size range at the 3.2 mm wavelength. The method is applicable to measurement of downdraft or microburst in rainshafts and dropsize distribution in all types of rain.