After nearly five decades of research and three decades of operational use, weather radar technology has seen remarkable growth in the past ten years, expanding into new applications and regions. This three-volume set, Advances in Weather Radar, offers a comprehensive and systematic review of recent progress, with contributions from senior researchers in academia, research labs, and national weather agencies. Each chapter is carefully reviewed for quality and accuracy.
The collection covers all essential aspects of weather radar, from fundamental science and engineering to signal processing, electromagnetics, and practical applications. Special emphasis is placed on dual-polarization radar, which is crucial for rainfall measurement, understanding cloud processes, classifying different echo types, validating microphysical models, and radar hydrology, among other emerging uses.
- Volume 1: Precipitation Sensing Platforms provides a historical overview of the past decade and discusses major advances in the design, operation, and deployment of weather radars worldwide.
- Volume 2: Precipitation Science, Scattering, and Processing Algorithms explores theoretical breakthroughs in microphysics, electromagnetics, and radar meteorology signal processing.
- Volume 3: Emerging Applications highlights new and non-meteorological uses of weather radar technology.
These volumes are valuable resources for graduate students, radar system designers, senior managers in meteorological services, and research scientists seeking in-depth information not available elsewhere.
