Articles | Volume 14, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7809-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7809-2021
Research article
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13 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 13 Dec 2021

Impact of second-trip echoes for space-borne high-pulse-repetition-frequency nadir-looking W-band cloud radars

Alessandro Battaglia

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on amt-2021-219', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Sep 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Alessandro Battaglia, 07 Sep 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on amt-2021-219', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Oct 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Alessandro Battaglia, 13 Oct 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on amt-2021-219', Anonymous Referee #3, 18 Oct 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Alessandro Battaglia, 19 Oct 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Alessandro Battaglia on behalf of the Authors (01 Nov 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (04 Nov 2021) by Maximilian Maahn
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Short summary
Space-borne radar returns can be contaminated by artefacts caused by radiation that undergoes multiple scattering events and appears to originate from ranges well below the surface range. While such artefacts have been rarely observed from the currently deployed systems, they may become a concern in future cloud radar systems, potentially enhancing cloud cover high up in the troposphere via ghost returns.