Abstract
Ice water content is estimated using polarimetric radar measurements at 3 GHz. The measurements were taken during a light stratiform precipitation event. Vertical profiles of reflectivity (ZH), differential reflectivity (ZDR) and specific differential phase (KDP) show clear bright band in all three cases. Using a melting layer model, the average mixture density of the particles just before melting is estimated. Then, using ZDR and KDP, an attempt is made to derive the ice water content at various heights above the melting layer. The values so derived seem to agree qualitatively with reflectivity based estimates, although the latter suffers from large uncertainties because of variations in bulk density and size distribution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 32-34 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1994 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Vol 4 (of 4) - Pasadena, CA, USA Duration: Aug 8 1994 → Aug 12 1994 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the 1994 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Vol 4 (of 4) |
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| City | Pasadena, CA, USA |
| Period | 08/8/94 → 08/12/94 |