Water vapor estimates using simultaneous dual-wavelength radar observations
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Water vapor estimates using simultaneous dual‐wavelength radar observations
[1] A technique for the estimation of humidity in the lower troposphere using simultaneous dual‐wavelength radar observations is proposed and tested. The method compares the reflectivity from clouds and precipitation of a non‐attenuated wavelength (S‐band, 10 cm) and an attenuated wavelength (Ka‐band, 8 mm) to compute the clear‐air gaseous attenuation at the attenuated wavelength. These estimat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radio Science
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0048-6604
DOI: 10.1029/2009rs004280