Towards a Mass-Consistent Methodology for Realistic Melting Hydrometeor Retrieval

Kwo Sen Kuo, Adrian M. Loftus, William S. Olson, Robert S. Schrom, Benjamin T. Johnson, Ian S. Adams

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Abstract

To address the acute challenge posed by the melting layer to accurate surface precipitation retrievals from space, we ensure the compositional consistency in ice, liquid, and total masses of synthetic melting hydrometeors with a method of stochastic compensation. The method is applied to simulated melting hydrometeors prior to calculating their scattering properties using the discrete dipole approximation (DDA). We investigate the impact of this stochastic compensation to calculated scattering properties by contrasting it with a naïve approach and report our findings.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages5469-5472
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728163741
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 26 2020
Event2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2020 - Virtual, Waikoloa, United States
Duration: Sep 26 2020Oct 2 2020

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
ISSN (Print)2153-6996
ISSN (Electronic)2153-7003

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Waikoloa
Period09/26/2010/2/20

Keywords

  • electromagnetic scattering
  • melting layer
  • precipitation remote sensing
  • spaceborne radar

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