Synopses & Reviews
Epoch-making progresses in meteorology and the atmospheric science were always quickened by the development of advanced observational technologies, in particular, the radar technology.
Synopsis
Offering historical information that has seldom been related beyond a narrow community of researchers, this book shows how advances in meteorology and atmospheric science have been quickened by development of advance observational technologies.
Synopsis
Epoch-making progress in meteorology and atmospheric science has always been hastened by the development of advanced observational technologies, in particular, radar technology.
About the Author
Shoichiro Fukao, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan Kyosuke Hamazu, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Tokki Systems Corporation, Japan Consulted By: Richard J. Doviak, National Severe Storms Laboratory, NOAA Affiliated Professor The School of Meteorology and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Oklahoma, USA
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Electromagnetic waves.- Radar measurements and scatterer parameters.- Principle of Doppler velocity measurement.- Reception and processing of signals.- Radar observations of precipitation.- Radar observations of the clear atmosphere.- Overview of radar.- Practical meteorological radars.- Practical atmospheric radars.- Observations by meteorological radar.- Observations by atmospheric radar.- Appendix.