Evaluation of X-band polarimetric radar estimates of drop size distributions from coincident S-band Polarimetric estimates and measured raindrop spectra

M. N. Anagnostou; E. N. Anagnostou; G. Vulpiani; M. Montopoli; F. S. Marzano; J. Vivekanandan

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423618

Evaluation of X-band polarimetric radar estimates of drop size distributions from coincident S-band Polarimetric estimates and measured raindrop spectra

M. N. Anagnostou, E. N. Anagnostou, G. Vulpiani, M. Montopoli, F. S. Marzano, J. Vivekanandan

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Abstract

Recent research has demonstrated the value of polarimetric measurements for the correction of rain-path attenuation at X-band radar frequency and the estimation of rain parameters including drop size distributions (DSD). The issue this study is concerned with is to what degree uncertainties in attenuation correction can affect the estimation of DSD. Since attenuation correction uncertainty enhances with rain path our hypothesis is that DSD retrieval uncertainty at X-band may deteriorate with range. In this study we evaluate the relative accuracy of X-band DSD retrieval against DSD estimates from S-band radar observations and in-situ disdrometer spectra. We present comparisons of various techniques for estimating DSD model parameters from attenuation- corrected X-band dual-polarization radar data. Coincident X-band (XPOL) and S-band (S-Pol) dual-polarized radar measurements from the International H ₂0 experiment (IHOP) as well as coincident X-band polarimetric radar (MP-X) measurements over disdrometer during a Typhoon storm case in Japan are used to assess the accuracy of the different DSD retrieval algorithms applied to X-band radar.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007
Pages	3575-3578
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423618
State	Published - 2007
Event	2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: Jun 23 2007 → Jun 28 2007

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Name	International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

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Conference	2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	06/23/07 → 06/28/07

Keywords

Attenuation correciton
Drop size distribution retrievals
Polarimetric radar
S-band radar
X-band radar

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Anagnostou, M. N., Anagnostou, E. N., Vulpiani, G., Montopoli, M., Marzano, F. S., & Vivekanandan, J. (2007). Evaluation of X-band polarimetric radar estimates of drop size distributions from coincident S-band Polarimetric estimates and measured raindrop spectra. In 2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007 (pp. 3575-3578). Article 4423618 (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)). https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423618

Anagnostou, M. N. ; Anagnostou, E. N. ; Vulpiani, G. et al. / Evaluation of X-band polarimetric radar estimates of drop size distributions from coincident S-band Polarimetric estimates and measured raindrop spectra. 2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007. 2007. pp. 3575-3578 (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)).

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Anagnostou MN, Anagnostou EN, Vulpiani G, Montopoli M, Marzano FS, Vivekanandan J. Evaluation of X-band polarimetric radar estimates of drop size distributions from coincident S-band Polarimetric estimates and measured raindrop spectra. In 2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007. 2007. p. 3575-3578. 4423618. (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)). doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423618

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