Of Fire and Smoke Plumes, Polarimetric Radar Characteristics

Weather surveillance radars routinely detect smoke of various origin. Of particular significance to the meteorological community are wildfires in forests and/or prairies. For example, one responsibility of the National Weather Service in the USA is to forecast fire outlooks as well as to monitor wil...

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Main Authors: Dusan Zrnic, Pengfei Zhang, Valery Melnikov, Djordje Mirkovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/4/363