Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Notation
- 1 Meteorology and radar
- 2 Fundamentals of weather radar measurements
- 3 Radar reflectivity and products
- 4 Reflectivity patterns
- 5 Doppler velocity information
- 6 The added value of dual polarization
- 7 Convective storm surveillance
- 8 Monitoring widespread systems
- 9 Radar estimation of precipitation
- 10 Nowcasting
- 11 Additional radar measurements and retrievals
- 12 Cloud and spaceborne radars
- 13 What does radar really measure?
- Appendix A Mathematics and statistics of radar meteorology
- References
- Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Notation
- 1 Meteorology and radar
- 2 Fundamentals of weather radar measurements
- 3 Radar reflectivity and products
- 4 Reflectivity patterns
- 5 Doppler velocity information
- 6 The added value of dual polarization
- 7 Convective storm surveillance
- 8 Monitoring widespread systems
- 9 Radar estimation of precipitation
- 10 Nowcasting
- 11 Additional radar measurements and retrievals
- 12 Cloud and spaceborne radars
- 13 What does radar really measure?
- Appendix A Mathematics and statistics of radar meteorology
- References
- Index
- References
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