Multiple scattering effects in pulsed radar systems: An intercomparison study

被引：13

作者：

Battaglia, Alessandro ^{[1
]}

Kobayashi, Satoru ^{[2
]}

Tanelli, Simone ^{[3
]}

Simmer, Clemens ^{[1
]}

Im, Eastwood ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bonn, Inst Meteorol, D-53121 Bonn, Germany

[2] Appl Mat Inc, Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA

[3] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY | 2008年 / 25卷 / 09期

基金：

美国国家航空航天局;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1175/2008JTECHA1023.1

中图分类号：

P75 [海洋工程];

学科分类号：

0814 ; 081505 ; 0824 ; 082401 ;

摘要：

In this paper, two different numerical methods capable of computing multiple scattering effects in pulsed-radar systems are compared. Both methods are based on the solution of the time-dependent vectorial form of the radiative transfer equation: one exploits the successive order of scattering approximation, the other a forward Monte Carlo technique. Different benchmark results are presented (including layers of monodisperse spherical water and ice particles), which are of specific interest for W-band spaceborne cloud radars such as CloudSat's or Earth-CARE's cloud profiling radars. Results demonstrate a good agreement between the two methods. The pros and cons of the two models are discussed, with a particular focus on the validity of the second order of scattering approximation.

引用

页码：1556 / 1567

页数：12

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