A STUDY OF MICROWAVE RADIATION TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN STRATIFIED PRECIPITATION CLOUDS BY COMBINING STRATIFIED CLOUD MODEL WITH MICROWAVE RADIATION TRANSFER MODEL

In this paper,the effect of precipitation particles on microwave radiation transfercharacteristics in stratified clouds over the ocean is studied by combining stratified cloud modelwith microwave radiation transfer model.By comparing the calculated results with the true data,itis found that precipitation particle distribution and water shell around ice phase particle stronglyaffect the upwelling radiation.Therefore,the precipitation particle distribution and water shellaround ice phase particle must be considered when a calculating scheme is designed for retrievingprecipitation in stratified clouds by the use of microwave radiation transfer model.