Radar Meteorology

Dear Colleagues,

Radar has developed into an indispensable tool in modern meteorology, and many countries have implemented networks of radar instruments for the continuous monitoring of atmospheric conditions. Radar is used in a wide array of scientific, commercial, and industrial applications ranging from ecological research to aviation, military uses, and public services, amongst many others.

Additionally, the detection capabilities for atmospheric processes have advanced, with new technologies and improved processing methods. Technology is increasingly moving from vacuum-tube-based systems to solid-state hardware and complex signal processing capabilities. Along with these technological achievements, cost-efficiency has improved and radar instruments can now be realized in developing countries, thus improving the global coverage.

Nevertheless, radar remote sensing is still affected by many fundamental and unsolved problems.

This Special Issue aims to collect new developments and methodologies, best practices, and applications of radar for atmospheric remote sensing in the context of weather applications. We welcome submissions that provide the community with the most recent advancements on operational aspects of meteorological radars, including but not limited to:

• Implementation and operational issues. As ground-based radars require an unobstructed view to achieve their full range, they are frequently operated in harsh mountain environments;
• Suppression and correction of non-meteorological signals like clutter, anaprop, beam refraction, hardware variations, and many more. Handling of Data gaps and beam shadow;
• Methodological improvements of signal conversion (reflectivity to rain rate, atmospheric motion);
• Data processing and validation;
• Integration of radar with ground-based observations, satellite data, and modelling approaches;
• Applications and improvements in coverage for remote regions;
• Applications in weather forecasting, early warning, and public alert;
• Any use case of radar related to meteorology.

Dr. Rütger Rollenbeck
Guest Editor

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