Meischner P. (Ed.) Weather Radar. Principles and Advanced Applications

Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004. — 350 p. — (Physics of Earth and Space Environments).All aspects of our lives are influenced by the weather and especially severe weather events - such considerations tend to become more pertinent as such weather events may become more frequent with global warming. It is evident that better weather forecasts for the next few hours, days or even weeks have a high economic value for our developed and densely populated world. Ground and air traffic management benefits , as does the construction industry, tourism, agriculture and big outdoor events such as the Olympic games. Weather forecasting nowadays relies on numerical weather prediction models. The reliability and accuracy of forecasts however depends not only on the quality and resolution of these models, but to a high degree on the density and quality of input data from observations. Weather radar measurements complement current data such as ground observations and soundings at smaller scales and satellite observations on larger scales.The State of Weather Radar Operations, Networks and Products. - Frank Gekat, Peter Meischner, Katja Friedrich, Martin Hagen, Jarmo Koistinen, Daniel B. Michelson, and Asko Huuskonen.
Operational Measurement of Precipitation in Mountainous Terrain. - Urs Germann and Jurg Joss.
Operational Measurement of Precipitation in Cold Climates. - Jarmo Koistinen, Daniel B. Michelson, Harri Hohti, and Markus Peura.
Using Radar in Hydrometeorology. - Christopher Collier, Paul Hardaker.
Improved Precipitation Rates and Data Quality by Using Polarimetric Measurements. - Anthony Illingworth.
Understanding Severe Weather Systems by Advanced Weather Radar Observations. - Peter Meischner, Nikolai Dotzek, Martin Hagen, Hartmut Holler.
Precipitation Measurements from Space. - Jacques Testud.
Radar Sensor Synergy for Cloud Studies; Case Study of Water Clouds. - Herman Russchenberg, Reinout Boers.
Assimilation of Radar Data in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Models. - Bruce Macpherson, Magnus Lindskog, Veronique Ducrocq, Mathieu Nuret, Gregor Gregoric, Andrea Rossa, Gunther Haase, Iwan Holleman, and Pier Paolo Alberoni.Color Plates.