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From the earliest years of meteorological radar research, the potential utility of polarization techniques was recognized by several research organizations. Their experimental and analytical endeavors are described by Seliga et al. (Chapter 14). The polarization dependence in the response of a meteorological radar is determined by the anisotropic character of most cloud and precipitation particles. Consequently, through analytical or empirical models, the measured quantities can be related to sizes, shapes, orientations, or thermodynamic phases of hydrometeors in the propagation or backscatter media. |
