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Atmosphere, Volume 7, Issue 12

December 2016 - 13 articles

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Articles (13)

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,514 Views
17 Pages

Rain Attenuation Correction of Reflectivity for X-Band Dual-Polarization Radar

  • Liang Feng,
  • Hui Xiao,
  • Guang Wen,
  • Zongfei Li,
  • Yue Sun,
  • Qi Tang and
  • Yanan Liu

17 December 2016

In order to improve the performance of X-band dual-polarization radars, it is necessary to conduct attenuation correction before using the X-band radar data. This study analyzes a variety of attenuation correction methods for the X-band radar reflect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,110 Views
17 Pages

Applications of Cell-Ratio Constant False-Alarm Rate Method in Coherent Doppler Wind Lidar

  • Hao Zhu,
  • Lingbing Bu,
  • Haiyang Gao,
  • Xingyou Huang and
  • Wentao Zhang

17 December 2016

A cell-ratio constant false-alarm rate (CR-CFAR) method for detecting the Doppler frequency shift is proposed to improve the accuracy of velocity measured by coherent Doppler wind lidar (CWL) in low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) environments. The metho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,600 Views
18 Pages

Chemical Composition of PM10 at Urban Sites in Naples (Italy)

  • Paola Di Vaio,
  • Elisa Magli,
  • Francesco Barbato,
  • Giuseppe Caliendo,
  • Beatrice Cocozziello,
  • Angela Corvino,
  • Anna De Marco,
  • Ferdinando Fiorino,
  • Francesco Frecentese and
  • Giuseppe Onorati
  • + 5 authors

16 December 2016

Here, we report the chemical characterization and identification of the possible sources of particulate matter (fraction PM10) at two different sites in Naples. PM10 concentration and its chemical composition were studied using the crustal enrichment...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,807 Views
12 Pages

Tracking the Origin of Moisture over the Danube River Basin Using a Lagrangian Approach

  • Danica Ciric,
  • Milica Stojanovic,
  • Anita Drumond,
  • Raquel Nieto and
  • Luis Gimeno

14 December 2016

In this study, we investigate the sources of moisture (and moisture for precipitation) over the Danube River Basin (DRB) by means of a Lagrangian approach using the FLEXPART V9.0 particle dispersion model together with ERA-Interim reanalysis data to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,138 Views
12 Pages

13 December 2016

Integrated Multi-satellite Retrievals for Global Precipitation Measurement (IMERG) is an important satellite precipitation product of Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. Quantitative information about the errors of IMERG has great signifi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,225 Views
22 Pages

8 December 2016

Ground-based monitoring networks for evaluating atmospheric composition relevant to impacts on human health and the environment now exist worldwide (according to the United Nations Environment Programme, 48% of countries have an air quality monitorin...

  • Review
  • Open Access
189 Citations
24,559 Views
30 Pages

A Systematic Review of Global Desert Dust and Associated Human Health Effects

  • Xuelei Zhang,
  • Lijing Zhao,
  • Daniel Q. Tong,
  • Guangjian Wu,
  • Mo Dan and
  • Bo Teng

6 December 2016

Dust storms and sandy dust events originating in arid and semi-arid areas can transport particulate material, pollutants, and potential transport long distances from their sources. Exposure to desert dust particles is generally acknowledged to endang...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,374 Views
12 Pages

Feasibility Study of Rain Rate Monitoring from Polarimetric GNSS Propagation Parameters

  • Hao An,
  • Wei Yan,
  • Yunxian Huang,
  • Xianbin Zhao,
  • Yingqiang Wang and
  • Weihua Ai

6 December 2016

In this work, the feasibility of estimating rain rate based on polarimetric Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) signals is explored in theory. After analyzing the cause of polarimetric signals, three physical-mathematical relation models betwe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,406 Views
11 Pages

Sensitive versus Rough Dependence under Initial Conditions in Atmospheric Flow Regimes

  • Anthony R. Lupo,
  • Y. Charles Li,
  • Z. C. Feng,
  • Neil I. Fox,
  • Jordan L. Rabinowitz and
  • Micheal J. Simpson

5 December 2016

In this work, we will identify the existence of “rough dependence on initial conditions” in atmospheric phenomena, a concept which is a problem for weather analysis and forecasting. Typically, two initially similar atmospheric states will diverge slo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,500 Views
20 Pages

3 December 2016

The microwave humidity and temperature sounder (MWHTS) on the Fengyun (FY)-3C satellite measures the outgoing radiance from the Earth’s surface and atmospheric constituents. MWHTS, which makes measurements in the isolated oxygen absorption line near...

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