Trmm Observations of Polarization Difference in 85 Ghz - Information about Hydrometeors and Rain Rate - Bog af C Prabhakara - Paperback

Trmm Observations of Polarization Difference in 85 Ghz - Information about Hydrometeors and Rain Rate - C Prabhakara

Observations made by the Precipitation Radar (PR) and the Microwave Imager (TMI) radiometer on board the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite help us to show the significance of the 85 GHz polarization difference, PD85, measured by TMI. Rain type, convective or stratiform, deduced from the PR allows us to infer that PD85 is generally positive in stratiform rain clouds, while PD85 can be markedly negative in deep convective rain clouds. Furthermore, PD85 increases in a gross manner..