Convective rain study with radiometer, radar and electric field observations at a tropical location

Characterization of convective rain at tropical station Kolkata, located near the land-ocean boundary, in the eastern part of India, has been made using observations from multi-frequency radiometer, micro rain radar, disdrometer and electric field monitor. Features of convective rain in respect of l...

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Published in2016 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP) pp. 140 - 141
Main Authors Maitra, Animesh, Jana, Soumyajyoti, Chaktaborty, Rohit
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEICE 01.10.2016
Subjects
Atmospheric electric field
Brightness temperature
Clouds
Convective rain
Electric fields
Liquids
Micro rain radar
Microwave radiometry
Nowcasting
Radiometric measurements
Rain
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Summary:Characterization of convective rain at tropical station Kolkata, located near the land-ocean boundary, in the eastern part of India, has been made using observations from multi-frequency radiometer, micro rain radar, disdrometer and electric field monitor. Features of convective rain in respect of liquid water content, rain rate profile, and electric field variation have been identified. Multi-frequency radiometric brightness temperatures are used to nowcast impending rain events and rain fall amount.