Tropospheric wind and humidity derived from spaceborne radar intensity and phase observations

R. Hanssen; I. Weinreich; S. Lehner; A. Stoffelen

doi:10.1029/1999GL011012

Tropospheric wind and humidity derived from spaceborne radar intensity and phase observations

R. Hanssen^*, I. Weinreich, S. Lehner, A. Stoffelen

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Causal connections between mesoscale wind patterns and moisture distribution in the lower boundary layer can be studied using satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) observations. Wind information is retrieved from radar backscatter intensity over water areas, whereas the moisture distribution is reflected in the radar signal delay. The latter can only be observed over land areas, using the interferometric combination of two radar images. This paper reports on the relation between wind and moisture associated with boundary layer rolls and with a cold-frontal rain band. The combination of both signals, originating from one sensor, is used to infer a quantitative description of the underlying dynamical processes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1699-1702
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	27
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/1999GL011012
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2000

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