Doppler Radar & Weather Observations

Doppler Radar & Weather Observations
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 591
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ISBN-10 : 9781483294827
ISBN-13 : 148329482X
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Book Synopsis Doppler Radar & Weather Observations by : Richard J. Doviak

Download or read book Doppler Radar & Weather Observations written by Richard J. Doviak and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews the principles of Doppler radar and emphasizes the quantitative measurement of meteorological parameters. It illustrates the relation of Doppler radar data and images to atmospherix phenomena such as tornados, microbursts, waves, turbulence, density currents, hurricanes, and lightning. Radar images and photographs of these weather phenomena are included. - Polarimetric measurements and data processing - An updated section on RASS - Wind profilers - Observations with the WSR-88D - An updated treatment of lightning - Turbulence in the planetary boundary layer - A short history of radar - Chapter problem sets


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