radar (version 1.0.0)

VariablesReflectivity: Radar reflectivity

Description

VariablesReflectivity returns the radar reflectivity From Rinehart (1993), Eqn 5.17 (See Eqn 5.14-5.16 also)

Usage

VariablesReflectivity(Pt, G, Tau, lam, bwH, bwV, Lm, Lr, Pr, r, K=0.93)

Arguments

Pt

Transmitted power [W]

G

Antenna gain [dB]

Tau

Pulse Width [s]

lam

Radar wavelength [m]

bwH

Horizontalntenna beamwidth [degrees]

bwV

Vertical antenna beamwidth [degrees]

Lm

Antenna/waveguide/coupler loss [dB]

Lr

Receiver loss [dB]

Pr

Returned power [W]

r

Range to target [m]

K

Dielectric factor [unitless]

Value

Ze

Radar reflectivity [unitless]

Source

Nick Guy, 2014 PyRadarMet - Python Fundamental Calculations in Radar Meteorology https://github.com/nguy/PyRadarMet R. E. Rinehart, 1997 Radar for Meteorologists Rinehart Publishing

References

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

R. E. Rinehart, 1997 Radar for Meteorologists Rinehart Publishing