What Is Dual-Polarization?
Radar technology that sends out both horizontal and vertical radio pulses, letting it tell the shape and type of what it sees, like rain, hail, snow, or debris. In technical terms: Radar operation that transmits and receives both horizontally and vertically polarized pulses, yielding ZDR, correlation coefficient, differential phase and KDP; implemented on the WSR-88D network by 2013.
Also called: Dual-Pol, Polarimetric Radar
Dual-Polarization In Plain English
Radar technology that sends out both horizontal and vertical radio pulses, letting it tell the shape and type of what it sees, like rain, hail, snow, or debris.
The Technical Definition
Radar operation that transmits and receives both horizontally and vertically polarized pulses, yielding ZDR, correlation coefficient, differential phase and KDP; implemented on the WSR-88D network by 2013.
Lessons That Use Dual-Polarization
- Dual-Polarization: ZDR, CC And KDP Unit 12: Radar Science
