Doppler Radar & Weather Observations, Second Edition [Hardcover]

Richard J. Doviak (Author), Dusan S. Zrnic (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 6, 1993

This book reviews the principles of Doppler radar and emphasizes the quantitative measurement of meteorological parameters. It illustrates the relation of Doppler radar data and images to atmospherix phenomena such as tornados, microbursts, waves, turbulence, density currents, hurricanes, and lightning. Radar images and photographs of these weather phenomena are included.

Key Features
* The Second Edition of Doviak and Zrnic's classic text has been expanded to include:
* Polarimetric measurements and data processing
* An updated section on RASS
* Wind profilers
* Observations with the WSR-88D
* An updated treatment of lightning
* Turbulence in the planetary boundary layer
* A short history of radar
* Chapter problem sets

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From the Back Cover

This book reviews the principles of Doppler radar and emphasizes the quantitative measurement of meteorological parameters. It illustrates the relation of Doppler radar data and images to atmospherix phenomena such as tornados, microbursts, waves, turbulence, density currents, hurricanes, and lightning. Radar images and photographs of these weather phenomena are included.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 562 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (May 6, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0122214226
• ISBN-13: 978-0122214226
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,266,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Deal!, August 28, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Doppler Radar and Weather Observations: Second Edition (Dover Books on Engineering) (Paperback)

I am a grad student. Everybody in our lab has this book. It is a very classic textbook for Doppler weather radar.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Refference Source, May 14, 2007

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Gerald D. Payton (Grandview, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doppler Radar and Weather Observations: Second Edition (Dover Books on Engineering) (Paperback)

As the arthors stated in the Preface, the book is intended as a reference source for academics and professionals interested in the theory and applications of Doppler Radar. It is not one for simply interpreting the display.

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for the subject, September 30, 2011

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Jayalal Perera - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Doppler Radar and Weather Observations: Second Edition (Dover Books on Engineering) (Paperback)

I am a graduate student, but a beginner for this subject. After I read fist four chapters, I gained an interest in radar for weather surveillance. This is a multidisciplinary subject and it is organized very well in this book. I think this book must be the best book for this subject.