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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3727-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3727-2023
Research article
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10 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 10 Aug 2023

Particle inertial effects on radar Doppler spectra simulation

Zeen Zhu, Pavlos Kollias, and Fan Yang

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We show that large rain droplets, with large inertia, are unable to follow the rapid change of velocity field in a turbulent environment. A lack of consideration for this inertial effect leads to an artificial broadening of the Doppler spectrum from the conventional simulator. Based on the physics-based simulation, we propose a new approach to generate the radar Doppler spectra. This simulator provides a valuable tool to decode cloud microphysical and dynamical properties from radar observation.
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