Geared toward upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, this text reviews the principles of Doppler radar and emphasizes the quantitative measurement of meteorological parameters. 1993 edition.
1. Introduction
2. Electromagnetic Waves and Propagation
3. Radar and Its Environment
4. Weather Signals
5. Doppler Spectra of Weather Signals
6. Weather Signal Processing
7. Considerations in the Observation of Weather
8. Precipitation Measurements
9. Observations of Winds, Storms, and Related Phenomena
10. Measurements of Turbulence
11. Observations of Fair Weather
Appendixes
References
Index