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| Author | : E G. Bowen |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 231 |
| Release | : 2022-02-24 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1000112128 |
It is now more than sixty years since radar began in Britain. In the intervening years, airborne radar has become one of the most important branches of civilian and military radar. In Radar Days, "the father of airborne radar," Dr. "Taffy" Bowen recounts his personal story of how the first airborne radars were built and brought into use in the Royal Air Force, and of the Tizard mission to the USA in 1940, of which he was a member. Written from the point of view of the individuals who worked at the laboratory bench, the story begins with the building of the first ground air-warning radar at Orfordness in June 1935. The book proceeds to describe how this equipment was miniaturized to make it suitable for use in aircraft and the lengthy, sometimes hazardous flight trials conducted before radar went into service with the RAF. The author also details the activities of the Tizard mission, which was instrumental in installing the first airborne radars in US aircraft. The greatest achievement of the mission was to pass on the secret of the resonant magnetron to the US only a few months after its invention at Birmingham University. This was the device that brought about a revolution in Allied radar, putting it far ahead of the corresponding German technology for the remainder of the war.
| Author | : Peter Meischner |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 2013-04-17 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3662052024 |
With their images practically ubiquitious in the daily media, weather radar systems provide data not only for understanding weather systems and improving forecasts (especially critical for severe weather), but also for hydrological applications, flood warnings and climate research in which ground verification is needed for global precipitation measurements by satellites. This book offers an accessible overview of advanced methods, applications and modern research from the European perspective. An extensive introductory chapter summarizes the principles of weather radars and discusses the potential of modern radar systems, including Doppler and polarisation techniques, data processing, and error-correction methods. Addressing both specialist researchers and nonspecialists from related areas, this book will also be useful for graduate students planning to specialize in this field
| Author | : Richard J. Doviak |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 591 |
| Release | : 2014-08-27 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 148329482X |
This book reviews the principles of Doppler radar and emphasizes the quantitative measurement of meteorological parameters. It illustrates the relation of Doppler radar data and images to atmospherix phenomena such as tornados, microbursts, waves, turbulence, density currents, hurricanes, and lightning. Radar images and photographs of these weather phenomena are included. Polarimetric measurements and data processing An updated section on RASS Wind profilers Observations with the WSR-88D An updated treatment of lightning Turbulence in the planetary boundary layer A short history of radar Chapter problem sets
| Author | : Paul Fleisher |
| Publisher | : Lerner Publications |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2010-08-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0761363270 |
How do scientists predict the weather? What tools and instruments help them make forecasts? How far in advance can they make good predictions? Weather forecasting is a tricky science. Forecasters gather current weather data and study trends and historical patterns. They use their expertise to predict what kind of weather is likely coming next—with help from computers, satellites, and other machines. In this fact-packed book, discover what it really takes to forecast Earth’s weather.
| Author | : R. Meneghini |
| Publisher | : Artech House Radar Library (Ha |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : |
Spaceborne Weather Radar details statistical methods, estimation algorithms, and design techniques for the measurement of rainfall and cloud cover from space.
| Author | : Alexander V. Ryzhkov |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 486 |
| Release | : 2019-03-25 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3030050939 |
This monograph offers a wide array of contemporary information on weather radar polarimetry and its applications. The book tightly connects the microphysical processes responsible for the development and evolution of the clouds’ bulk physical properties to the polarimetric variables, and contains the procedures on how to simulate realistic polarimetric variables. With up-to-date polarimetric methodologies and applications, the book will appeal to practicing radar meteorologists, hydrologists, microphysicists, and modelers who are interested in the bulk properties of hydrometeors and quantification of these with the goals to improve precipitation measurements, understanding of precipitation processes, or model forecasts.
| Author | : Frédéric Fabry |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 613 |
| Release | : 2018-03-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1316299473 |
This practical textbook introduces the fundamental physics behind radar measurements, to guide students and practitioners in the proper interpretation of radar reflectivity, Doppler velocity and dual-polarization imagery. Operational applications are explored, such as how radar imagery can be used to analyze and forecast convective and widespread weather systems. The book concludes with an overview of current research topics, including the study of clouds and precipitation using radars, signal processing, and data assimilation. Numerous full-color illustrations are included, as well as problem sets, case studies, and a variety of supplementary electronic material including animated time sequences of images to help convey complex concepts. This book is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in radar meteorology and other related courses, such as precipitation microphysics and dynamics. It will also make a useful reference for researchers, professional meteorologists and hydrologists.
| Author | : V. N. Bringi |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 666 |
| Release | : 2001-08-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780521623841 |
This 2001 book provides a detailed introduction to the principles of Doppler and polarimetric radar, focusing in particular on their use in the analysis of weather systems. The design features and operation of practical radar systems are highlighted throughout the book in order to illustrate important theoretical foundations. The authors begin by discussing background topics such as electromagnetic scattering, polarization, and wave propagation. They then deal in detail with the engineering aspects of pulsed Doppler polarimetric radar, including the relevant signal theory, spectral estimation techniques, and noise considerations. They close by examining a range of key applications in meteorology and remote sensing. The book will be of great use to graduate students of electrical engineering and atmospheric science as well as to practitioners involved in the applications of polarimetric radar systems.
| Author | : James C. Barr |
| Publisher | : Iowa State Press |
| Total Pages | : 131 |
| Release | : 1993-01 |
| Genre | : Radar in aeronautics. |
| ISBN | : 9780813813639 |
Provides an introduction to basic radar theory, describes the use and capabilities of radar controls, reviews weather avoidance strategies, and discusses typical situations confronted by pilots
| Author | : Tim Vasquez |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780970684066 |
The Weather Forecasting Red Book is a groundbreaking reference that breaks away from theory and helps forecasters tackle everyday prediction problems. The book contains a wealth of information on real-life techniques, methods, and forecast systems. It draws upon a wealth of experience collected by the weather services of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The first section deals with observational systems, explaining what quantities of wind, temperature, and pressure really mean. The analysis section defines standards and conventions for weather maps. The forecasting section has over a hundred pages of techniques, methods, patterns, and basic ideas and principles. And in the numerical model section, key details of the latest models are explained. It's written by a forecaster for forecasters. If it's needed at the forecast desk, it's in here.
