Doppler Weather Radar Principle and Business Application

Author: Yu Xiaoding
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This book provides an in-depth yet accessible introduction to the basic principles of Doppler weather radar, elaborating on its operational applications in detecting and warning about severe convective weather such as hail, tornadoes, hazardous winds, short-term heavy rain, and floods, as well as precipitation estimation. It can serve as a training textbook for short-term and nowcasting forecasters in meteorological departments, a teaching reference for undergraduate and graduate students in atmospheric science, and a reference for scientists and technicians working in meteorology and hydrology.