Short-Course Polarimetry
Lecture topics
- Basic definitions of polarimetric radar variables and their physical meaning. Comparison between S, C, and X bands.
- Data quality and measurement errors. Calibration, attenuation correction (S, C, and X bands).
- Polarimetric “fingerprints” of different microphysical processes in clouds and precipitation.
- Radar echo classification. Detection of hail and determination of its size. Tornado detection. Classification of winter precipitation. Comparison between S, C, and X bands.
- Quantitative precipitation estimation. Advanced polarimetric algorithms for rain and snow measurements. The difference between QPE algorithms at S, C, and X bands.
- Polarimetric microphysical retrievals in rain and ice. Radar polarimetry and cloud modeling.