Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2010
Abstract
In previous work, it was argued that a source of radar coherent scatter occurs in the direction perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation because of the presence of grids of enhanced particle concentrations with spatial periodicities in resonance with the radar wavelength. While convincing, the evidence thus far has been indirect. In this work the authors now present direct observations of radar coherent backscattered signals in precipitation in the direction of wave propagation.
The theory is developed for the cross-correlation function of the complex amplitudes in the direction of propagation calculated for nearest neighbor range bins. Data are analyzed in snow and in rain. The results agree with the earlier conclusions in the previous work, namely that coherent scatter occurs in both rain and snow, that it is larger in snow than it is in rain, and that it can be significant at times.
Publication Title
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Recommended Citation
Jameson, A. R.,
&
Kostinski, A. B.
(2010).
Direct observations of coherent backscatter of radar waves in precipitation.
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences,
76(3), 3000-3005.
http://doi.org/10.1175/2010JAS3488.1
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/physics-fp/203
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© 2010 American Meteorological Society. Article deposited here in compliance with publisher policies. Publisher's version of record: https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JAS3488.1