Poster Session 14 Studies of Non-Hydrometeorological Returns: Posters.

Thursday, 31 August 2017: 9:30 AM-11:00 AM
Zurich DEFG (Swissotel Chicago)
Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Poster session on studies on non-hydrometeor returns such as biological targets, clear air and boundary layer structure. Density currents such as cold pools and frontal zones.

Papers:
284
Biological Scatterers Observed by S-Pol
John C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. W. Wilson

285
The Polarimetric Characteristics of Chaff Using the WSR-88D Network
James M. Kurdzo, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and E. R. Williams, D. J. Smalley, B. J. Bennett, D. C. Patterson, M. S. Veillette, and M. F. Donovan

Handout (6.6 MB)

286
Development of a New Inanimate Class for the WSR-88D Hydrometeor Classification Algorithm
James M. Kurdzo, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. S. Veillette, B. J. Bennett, D. J. Smalley, E. R. Williams, and M. F. Donovan
Manuscript (832.9 kB)

Handout (5.5 MB)

287
Electric Field Orientation of Radar Chaff: Implications for Dual-Polarimetric Radar Observations
Earle R. Williams, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and J. M. Kurdzo, D. C. Patterson, D. J. Smalley, and M. F. Donovan

288
A Comparison of Atmospheric Profilers and Environmental Soundings in Complex Terrain during the 2017 VORTEX-SE Field Campaign
Ryan Wade, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. A. Murphy, D. D. Turner, T. Lee, M. Buban, P. Pangle, A. W. Lyza, and K. R. Knupp

289
Improvement of Long Range Doppler LIDARs of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO)
Ikuya Kakimoto, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Amagasaki-shi, Japan; and Y. Kajiyama, J. S. Ha, and H. I. Kim
Manuscript (927.9 kB)

Handout (928.6 kB)

290
Weather Radar Refractivity Variability as a Proxy of Turbulence
Ruben Hallali, IPSL, Guyancourt, France; and J. Parent and J. Delanoƫ

291
Diurnal Variation of Turbulent Eddy Dissipation Rate Studied using 205 MHz Wind Profiler Radar
SANTOSH KALATHIPARAMBIL RAGHAVAN, Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research, Cochin Univ. of Science and Technology, Cochin, India; and A. KOTTAYIL

Handout (1.9 MB)

292
The Role of Direct Insolation and Near-Surface Moisture Advection in the Recovery of CAPE on 31 March 2016 during VORTEX-Southeast
Allison T. LaFleur, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN; and R. Tanamachi, S. J. Frasier, J. Waldinger, and D. D. Turner
Manuscript (1.1 MB)

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