Radar for meteorological and atmospheric observations / Shoichiro Fukao, Kyosuke Hamazu ; consulted by Richard J. Doviak.

Epoch-making progress in meteorology and atmospheric science has always been hastened by the development of advanced observational technologies, in particular, radar technology. This technology depends on a wide range of sciences involving diverse disciplines, from electrical engineering and electro...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Authors: Fukao, S. (Shoichiro) (Author), Hamazu, Kyosuke (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo : Springer, [2013?]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Radar measurements and scatter parameters
  • Principle of Doppler velocity measurement
  • Reception and processing of signals
  • Radar observations of precipitation
  • Radar observations of the clear atmosphere
  • Overview of radar
  • Practical meteorological radars
  • Practical atmospheric radars
  • Observations by meteorological radar
  • Observations by atmospheric radar
  • Appendix.