An Improvement on the Simple Conjugate Method for Retrieving the Wind Fields from Single-Doppler Data

Qiu Chongjian

Vol.7, NO.4, 1996

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Qiu Chongjian. An improvement on the simple conjugate method for retrieving the wind fields from single-Doppler data. J Appl Meteor Sci, 1996, 7(4): 421-430.

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Qiu Chongjian. An improvement on the simple conjugate method for retrieving the wind fields from single-Doppler data. J Appl Meteor Sci, 1996, 7(4): 421-430.

Qiu Chongjian. An improvement on the simple conjugate method for retrieving the wind fields from single-Doppler data. J Appl Meteor Sci, 1996, 7(4): 421-430.

Citation:

Qiu Chongjian. An improvement on the simple conjugate method for retrieving the wind fields from single-Doppler data. J Appl Meteor Sci, 1996, 7(4): 421-430.

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An Improvement on the Simple Conjugate Method for Retrieving the Wind Fields from Single-Doppler Data

Qiu Chongjian,

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1) (Department of Atmosphere Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000); 2) (CIMMS/CAPS, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA)

Publish Date: 1996-11-30

Abstract

Abstract

The simple conjugate method for retrieving the wind fields from single-Doppler data proposed by Qiu and Xu (1992) is improved and tested using the Denver airport microburst data of summer 1998. In the upgraded method the temporal departures of radar velocity or reflectivity are used instead of the state variables and a retrieved error term is added into the model equation. The test results show that the upgraded method improves the wind retrieval significantly.
- Doppler radar;
- Wind retrieval;
- Conjugate function;
- Improvement scheme