Efficient modelling of rain field microwave attenuation and doppler noise for different drop size distributions

Uwe Siart, Susanne Hipp, Thomas Eibert, Christian Chwala, Harald Kunstmann

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Abstract

This work presents strategies to significantly improve the numerical efficiency and the accuracy of a simulator for electromagnetic scattering by rain which considers every single rain drop within a given volume. By also considering power extinction the rain-rate dependent signal attenuation is modeled in addition to the rain-rate dependent noise. In order to improve the efficiency of Mie scattering computation the evaluation of Bessel functions has been accelerated. Furthermore this paper presents investigations for downsizing the total simulation volume while retaining the signal's statistical properties.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 12th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment, MicroRad 2012 - Proceedings
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 12th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment, MicroRad 2012 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 5 Mar 20129 Mar 2012

Publication series

Name2012 12th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment, MicroRad 2012 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2012 12th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment, MicroRad 2012
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period5/03/129/03/12

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