TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiparameter radar measurements in Colorado convective storms. Part II
T2 - hail detection studies.
AU - Bringi, V. N.
AU - Vivekanandan, J.
AU - Tuttle, J. D.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - In this Part II paper we focus on hail detection using the NCAR CP-2 radar measurements from which ZH ZDR, LDR, and dual-frequency ratio can be derived. A major feature of this paper relates to rigorous computations of multiparameter observables, including circular polarization observables, from model hail distributions, and to consideration of propagation effects in moderate-to-intense rainfall. Multiparameter radar measurements of hail are presented using data gathered during the MAYPOLE '83 and '84 programs. These hail measurements are found to be consistent with model computations. Hail signature locations using ZDR, dual-frequency ratio, and LDR are shown to be in excellent agreement. The vertical structure of ZDR (below the melting level), LDR (above the melting level), and dual-frequency ratio yield new and interesting information on hail shaft structure and vertical extent. Examples of radar data from MAYPOLE '84 are used to illustrate these inferences.-Authors
AB - In this Part II paper we focus on hail detection using the NCAR CP-2 radar measurements from which ZH ZDR, LDR, and dual-frequency ratio can be derived. A major feature of this paper relates to rigorous computations of multiparameter observables, including circular polarization observables, from model hail distributions, and to consideration of propagation effects in moderate-to-intense rainfall. Multiparameter radar measurements of hail are presented using data gathered during the MAYPOLE '83 and '84 programs. These hail measurements are found to be consistent with model computations. Hail signature locations using ZDR, dual-frequency ratio, and LDR are shown to be in excellent agreement. The vertical structure of ZDR (below the melting level), LDR (above the melting level), and dual-frequency ratio yield new and interesting information on hail shaft structure and vertical extent. Examples of radar data from MAYPOLE '84 are used to illustrate these inferences.-Authors
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0022923580
U2 - 10.1175/1520-0469(1986)043<2564:MRMICC>2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1175/1520-0469(1986)043<2564:MRMICC>2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022923580
SN - 0022-4928
VL - 43
SP - 2564
EP - 2577
JO - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
JF - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
IS - 22
ER -