Retrieval of Atmospheric Parameters from Hydrometeor Backscatter Measured with Doppler Radar profiler

摘要

The evaluation of backscatter spectra of clouds and precipitation measured with Doppler radar profilers allows the retrieval of a number of important atmospheric parameters. This retrieval leads to inaccurate results if vertical wind parameters are not taken into account. An algorithm allowing the correction of these errors by solely using profiler spectra is introduced.