Radar in Meteorology: Battan Memorial and 40th Anniversary Radar Meteorology Conference

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Early Developments of Weather Radar during World War II....Pages 3-6
Weather Radar in the United States Army’s Fort Monmouth Laboratories....Pages 7-15
Radar Meteorology at Radiation Laboratory, MIT, 1941 to 1947....Pages 16-21
Weather Radar at MIT....Pages 22-31
A History of Weather Radar Research in the U.S. Air Force....Pages 32-43
Radar Meteorology at the National Severe Storms Laboratory, 1964–1986....Pages 44-53
A History of Radar Meteorology in the United Kingdom....Pages 54-60
The Stormy Weather Group (Canada)....Pages 61-68
History of Radar Meteorology in Japan....Pages 69-76
Radar Meteorology in India: A Brief Historical Perspective....Pages 77-79
Radar Meteorology in The People’s Republic of China....Pages 80-85
Early Foundations of the Measurement of Rainfall by Radar....Pages 86-97
Advances in Precipitation Physics Following the Advent of Weather Radar....Pages 98-108
Polarization Diversity in Radar Meteorology: Early Developments....Pages 109-114
Foundations of Severe Storm Detection by Radar....Pages 115-121
The Early Years of Doppler Radar in Meteorology....Pages 122-129
The History of Radar Studies of the Clear Atmosphere....Pages 130-142
Lightning Investigation with Radar....Pages 143-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Technology of Polarization Diversity Radars for Meteorology....Pages 153-190
Technology of Polarization Diversity Radars for Meteorology: Panel Report....Pages 191-198
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Signal Processing for Atmospheric Radars....Pages 199-229
Signal Processing: Panel Report....Pages 230-234
UHF/VHF Radar Techniques for Atmospheric Research and Wind Profiler Applications....Pages 235-281
Clear-Air Radar Technology: Panel Report....Pages 282-286
Meteorological Radar Observations from Mobile Platforms....Pages 287-314
Airborne/Spaceborne Radar: Panel Report....Pages 315-322
Cloud Microphysics and Radar....Pages 323-340
Cloud Microphysics and Radar: Panel Report....Pages 341-347
Convective Dynamics....Pages 348-390
Convective Dynamics: Panel Report....Pages 391-400
Radar Observations of Tropical Weather Systems....Pages 401-425
Tropical Meteorology: Panel Report....Pages 426-432
Organization and Internal Structure of Synoptic and Mesoscale Precipitation Systems in Midlatitudes....Pages 433-460
Mesoscale Organization and Processes: Panel Report....Pages 461-476
Radar Research on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer....Pages 477-527
The Atmospheric Boundary Layer: Panel Report....Pages 528-533
Radar Observations of the Free Atmosphere: Structure and Dynamics....Pages 534-565
Radar Observations of the Free Atmosphere: Panel Report....Pages 566-574
Front Matter....Pages 575-575
Precipitation Measurement and Hydrology....Pages 577-606
Precipitation Measurement and Hydrology: Panel Report....Pages 607-618
Front Matter....Pages 575-575
Severe Thunderstorm Detection by Radar....Pages 619-647
Severe Storm Detection: Panel Report....Pages 648-656
The Application of Weather Radar to Aviation Meteorology....Pages 657-681
Aviation Meteorology: Panel Report....Pages 682-688
Back Matter....Pages 689-806