280061 VO Radarmeteorologie (2006S)

ECTS: 2 credit points
Technical basics of the weather radar
o radar frequencies
o structure and function of a Doppler weather radar
o polarimetric radar
o the radar network of the ACG (Austro Control Ltd)
o the principles of radar scan techniques
Physical basics of the weather radar
o radar wave propagation in the atmosphere
o radar equation
o relation between radar reflectivity and hydrometeors
o radar beam attenuation due to precipitation and range
Basics of cloud physics
o classification of the hydrometeors
o quantitative estimation of precipitation
o classification of the radar echoes
o conceptual models of the synoptic systems causing precipitation
Quantitative estimation of the three dimensional wind field
o interpretation of the Doppler velocity
Nowcasting based on three dimensional Doppler radar datas
o methods of nowcasting
o the nowcasting system of the ACG
Angel echoes
o aircraft echoes
Vertical scanning radar
Aboard aircraft radar