radar (version 1.0.0)

AttenuationAbsCoeff: Absorption coefficient of a spherical particle

Description

AttenuationAbsCoeff Absorption coefficient of a spherical particle. From Doviak and Zrnic (1993), Eqn 3.14a or Battan (1973), Eqn 6.6

Usage

AttenuationAbsCoeff(D, lam, m)

Arguments

D

Particle diameter (m)

lam

Radar wavelength (m)

m

Complex refractive index (unitless)

Value

Qa

Absorption coefficient [unitless]

Source

Nick Guy, 2014 PyRadarMet - Python Fundamental Calculations in Radar Meteorology https://github.com/nguy/PyRadarMet Doviak, R.J. and Zrnic, D.S., 1993 Doppler radar and weather observations, Academic Press Louis J. Battan, 1973 Radar Observation of the Atmosphere University of Chicago Press

References

Nick Guy, 2014 PyRadarMet - Python Fundamental Calculations in Radar Meteorology https://github.com/nguy/PyRadarMet

Doviak, R.J. and Zrnić, D.S., 1993 Doppler radar and weather observations, Academic Press

Louis J. Battan, 1973 Radar Observation of the Atmosphere University of Chicago Press