Abstract:
                                      On the basis of scattering and attenuation theory of raindrop, the coupling relation between vertical and horizontal polarimetric wave is analyzed with numerical simulation methods in the same transmission and receiving waves (STSR) and alternate transmission and receiving horizontal and vertical waves (ATAR) model. While radar beam passes through uniform rain area, the variety of horizontal reflectivity 
ZH and its error Δ
ZH, differential reflectivity 
ZDR and its error Δ
ZDR, the differential propagation phase shift Φ
DP and specific differential propagation phase shift 
KDP and its difference Δ
KDP brought by raindrop slant are compared respectively along with distance between the two polarimetric models. The results indicate that the 
ZH of STSR are bigger and 
ZDR are smaller than ATAR model while raindrop is slant, so the errors of 
ZH and 
ZDR in STSR model are bigger when attenuation are not considered. While attenuation is considered, the errors of 
ZH in STSR are small, the errors of 
ZDR of 3.2 cm are small too, and that of 5.7, 10.7 cm are big. However, the difference of 
ZH and 
ZDR between models is little because the raindrop slant is small in real air. Influenced by raindrop slant 
KDP is bigger in ATAR model than in STSR, it decreases less than in STSR model, so the difference of Δ
KDP between models is more while the slant angle increases. The shorter the wave length, the bigger the 
KDP, and the larger the Δ
KDP are impacted by slant. In addition, two real value definitions of 
ZH and 
ZDR are addressed, by which the scattering effect of raindrop slant is considered or not. The actual microphysical structure of raindrop can be better represented by the value of not considering slant, the influence of propagation effect is eliminated, and the full size is reflected accurately, which are better representatives on the application of radar data such as quantitative estimation precipitation. It is more reasonable that the none-slant-consideration 
ZH, 
ZDR values are regarded as the real definitions.