Radar in Meteorology
Battan Memorial and 40th Anniversary Radar Meteorology Conference
Published on 30. March 2015
XVII, 806 pages
978-1-935704-15-7 (ISBN)
Description
This fully illustrated volume covers the history of radar meteorology, deals with the issues in the field from both the operational and the scientific viewpoint, and looks ahead to future issues and how they will affect the current atmosphere. With over 200 contributors, the volume is a product of the entire community and represents an unprecedented compendium of knowledge in the field.
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Early Developments of Weather Radar during World War II.- Weather Radar in the United States Army's Fort Monmouth Laboratories.- Radar Meteorology at Radiation Laboratory, MIT, 1941 to 1947.- Weather Radar at MIT.- A History of Weather Radar Research in the U.S. Air Force.- Radar Meteorolgoy at the National Severe Storms Laboratory, 1964-1986.- A History of Radar Meteorology in the United Kingdom.- The Stormy Weather Group (Canada).- History of Radar Meteorology in Japan.- Radar Meteorology in India: A Brief Historical Perspective.- Radar Meteorology in the People's Republic of China.- Early Foundations of the Measurement of Rainfall by Radar.- Advances in Precipitation Physics Following the Advent of Weather Radar.- Polarization Diversity in Radar Meteorology: Early Developments.- Foundations of Severe Storm Detection by Radar.- The Early Years of Doppler Radar in Meteorology.- The Histroy of Radar Studies of the Clear Atmosphere.- Lightning Investigation with Radar.- Technology of Polarization Diversity Radars for Meteorology.- Technology of Polarization Diversity Radars for Meteorology: Panel Report.- Signal Processing for Atmospheric Radars.- Signal Processing: Panel Report.- UHF/VHF Radar Techniques for Atmospheric Research and Wind Profiler Applications.- Clear-Air Radar Technology: Panel Report.- Meteorological Radar Observations from Mobile Platforms.- Airborne/Spaceborne Radar: Panel Report.- Cloud Microphysics and Radar.- Cloud Microphysics and Radar: Panel Report.- Convective Dynamics.- Convective Dynamics: Panel Report.- Radar Observations of Tropical Weather Systems.- Tropical Meteorology: Panel Report.- Organization and Internal Structure of Synoptic and Mesoscale Precipitation Systems in Midlatitudes.- Mesoscale Organization and Processes: Panel Report.- Radar Research on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer.- The Atmospheric Boundary Layer: Panel Report.- Radar Observations of the Free Atmosphere: Structures and Dynamics.- Radar Observations of the Free Atmosphere: Panel Report.- Precipitation Measurement and Hydrology.- Precipitation Measurement and Hydrology: Panel Report.- Severe Detection by Radar.- Severe Storm Detection: Panel Report.- The Application of Weather Radar to Aviation Meteorology.- Aviation Meteorology: Panel Report.
