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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-4857-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-4857-2025
Research article
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29 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 29 Sep 2025

Simulations of spectral polarimetric variables measured in rain at W-band

Ioanna Tsikoudi, Alessandro Battaglia, Christine Unal, and Eleni Marinou

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In the study, we simulate spectral polarimetric variables for raindrops as observed by cloud radar. Raindrops are modeled as oblate spheroids, and backscattering properties are computed via the T-matrix method, including noise, turbulence, and spectral averaging effects. When comparing simulations with measurements, differences in the amplitudes of polarimetric variables are noted. This shows the challenge of using simplified shapes to model raindrop polarimetric variables when moving to millimeter wavelengths.
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