Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar: Principles and Applications

by V.N. Bringi, V. Chandrasekar

This work provides a detailed introduction to the principles of Doppler and polarimetric radar, focusing in particular on their use in the analysis of weather systems. The authors first discuss underlying topics such as electromagnetic scattering, polarization, and wave propagation. They then detail the engineering aspects of pulsed Doppler polarimetric radar, before examining key applications in meteorology and remote sensing. The book is aimed at graduate students of electrical engineering and atmospheric science as well as practitioners involved in the applications of polarimetric radar.

636 pages, Hardcover

First published August 29, 1997

Reviews

[Ryan Williams]

Some chapters are pretty badly written. Notations keep changing from chapter to chapter and, sometimes, even within a particular chapter. A work likes this would have involved contributions from a lot of students but only a few of the students make it to the acknowledgement list. Dr. Bringi's chapters are very well written but the ones by Chandra are a mess. Many figures in Chapter 6 are incorrect and these errors are not even listed in the Errata. I asked Chandra about those figures once. He had no clue if they were right or not (because he probably never read those sections?).

[Francisco Tapiador]

Bringi and Chandra are probably two of the most clever guys I've ever met. And their book is a must for anyone in the field.