Weather Radar
Subtitle: Principles and Advanced Applications
By: edited by Peter Meischner
Series: Physics of Earth and Space Environments; Physics of Earth and Space Environments
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9783642055614; 9783662052020
Subjects: Geography; Environmental toxicology; Physical geography
Description: Weather radar systems provide data necessary for the understanding of weather systems, improved forecasts (especially critical for severe weather), hydrological applications, flood warnings and also for climate research in which ground verification is needed for global precipitation measurements by satellites. This book offers an accessible overview of advanced methods, applications and modern research from the European perspective. An extensive introductory chapter summarizes the principles of weather radars and discusses the potential of modern radar systems, including Doppler and polarisation techniques, data processing, and error-correction methods. Addressing both specialist researchers and nonspecialists from related areas, this book will also be useful for graduate students wishing to specialize in this field.
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Table of contents: title: The State of Weather Radar Operations and Weather Radar Products; title: Operational Measurement of Precepitation in Mountainous Terrain; title: Operational Measurement of Precipitation in Cold Climates; title: Using Radar in Hydrometeorology; title: Improved Precipitation Rates and Data Quality by Using Polarimetric Measurements; title: Understanding Severe Weather Systems by Advanced Weather Radar Observations; title: Precipitation Measurements From Space; title: Radar Sensor Synergy For Cloud Studies; Case Study of Water Clouds; title: Assimilation of Radar Data in Numerical Wather Predition (NWP) Models.