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Research article
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28 Sep 2020
Research article |
| 28 Sep 2020
| 28 Sep 2020
Estimating total attenuation using Rayleigh targets at cloud top: applications in multilayer and mixed-phase clouds observed by ground-based multifrequency radars
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Alessandro Battaglia
Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Stefan Kneifel
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Latest update: 13 Dec 2024
Short summary
The droplets and ice crystals composing clouds and precipitation interact with microwaves and can therefore be observed by radars, but they can also attenuate the signal they emit. By combining the observations made by two ground-based radars, this study describes an original approach for estimating such attenuation. As a result, the latter can be not only corrected in the radar observations but also exploited for providing an accurate characterization of droplet and ice crystal properties.
The droplets and ice crystals composing clouds and precipitation interact with microwaves and...
