Radar Meteorology : Principles and Practice (Paperback)

Preface; List of symbols; List of acronyms; 1. Meteorology and radar; 2. Fundamentals of weather radar measurements; 3. Radar reflectivity and products; 4. Reflectivity patterns; 5. Doppler velocity information; 6. The added value of dual-polarization; 7. Convective storm surveillance; 8. Monitoring widespread systems; 9. Radar estimation of precipitation; 10. Nowcasting; 11. Additional radar measurements and retrievals; 12. Cloud and spaceborne radars; 13. What does radar really measure?; Appendix A. Mathematics and statistics of radar meteorology; References; Index.