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Air and precipitation particle motions within a cold front measured by the MU VHF radar
Author(s) -
Wakasugi Koichiro,
Fukao Shoichiro,
Kato Susumu,
Mizutani Akiyoshi,
Matsuo Masaru
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs020i006p01233
Subject(s) - mesoscale meteorology , cold front , precipitation , radar , meteorology , troposphere , altitude (triangle) , doppler radar , front (military) , environmental science , warm front , atmospheric sciences , particle (ecology) , geology , remote sensing , physics , aerospace engineering , oceanography , geometry , mathematics , engineering
The VHF Doppler radar at Shigaraki, Japan, is shown to be capable of investigating mesoscale meteorological phenomena in the troposphere. Three dimensional velocities of air and precipitation particles in a cold frontal system are measured directly. The time and altitude resolution obtained with this system are unequalled by other conventional instruments. A strong and deep updraft associated with the frontal passage is observed extending above 10 km. Enhanced echoes accompanying the updraft are also detected with a meteorological radar.