Retrieval of Reflectivity in a Networked Radar Environment

• DOI: 10.1175/2008jtecha1008.1
• Publication Date: 2008-02-25T23:17:43Z
• Authors: V. Chandrasekar; S. Lim
• Keywords: Correction for attenuation; Backscatter (email); Echo (communications protocol)

Abstract A system for reflectivity and attenuation retrieval rain medium in a networked radar environment is described. Electromagnetic waves backscattered from common volume systems are attenuated differently along the different paths. solution specific distribution proposed by solving integral equation attenuation. The set of governing equations describing backscatter propagation resolution solved simultaneously with constraints on total path algorithm evaluated based simulated X-band observations synthesized S-band measurements collected Colorado State University–University Chicago–Illinois Water Survey (CSU–CHILL) radar. Retrieved using method show good agreement Preliminary demonstration network-based data Center Collaborative Adaptive Sensing Atmosphere (CASA) IP-1 network also presented.