许多研究已表明合成孔径雷达(SAR)对水稻识别及作物长势监测很有潜力。但是,以往的研究多是采用单极化多时相SAR数据进行水稻监测的。该文本着探讨多极化方式的优势以及降低数据购买成本和减少数据处理量的目的,对单时相双极化的ENV ISA...许多研究已表明合成孔径雷达(SAR)对水稻识别及作物长势监测很有潜力。但是,以往的研究多是采用单极化多时相SAR数据进行水稻监测的。该文本着探讨多极化方式的优势以及降低数据购买成本和减少数据处理量的目的,对单时相双极化的ENV ISAT A SAR APP数据的水稻识别能力进行了评价。在水稻生长季节,获取了覆盖江苏洪泽县的A SAR APP时间序列数据。首先,分析比较不同地物的后向散射系数,选择出最能区分水稻与非水稻的单时相数据;然后,采用决策阈值法将水稻信息从图像中提取出来;最后,利用DGPS实测的样地数据对水稻识别进行精度验证。结果表明,利用水稻齐穗期至近成熟期的HH和VV极化的ENV ISAT A SAR APP图像能较好区分水稻与非水稻,水稻识别精度可达86%以上。展开更多
Dual-polarization(dual-pol)radar can measure additional parameters that provide more microphysical information of precipitation systems than those provided by conventional Doppler radar.The dual-pol parameters have be...Dual-polarization(dual-pol)radar can measure additional parameters that provide more microphysical information of precipitation systems than those provided by conventional Doppler radar.The dual-pol parameters have been successfully utilized to investigate precipitation microphysics and improve radar quantitative precipitation estimation(QPE).The recent progress in dual-pol radar research and applications in China is summarized in four aspects.Firstly,the characteristics of several representative dual-pol radars are reviewed.Various approaches have been developed for radar data quality control,including calibration,attenuation correction,calculation of specific differential phase shift,and identification and removal of non-meteorological echoes.Using dual-pol radar measurements,the microphysical characteristics derived from raindrop size distribution retrieval,hydrometeor classification,and QPE is better understood in China.The limited number of studies in China that have sought to use dual-pol radar data to validate the microphysical parameterization and initialization of numerical models and assimilate dual-pol data into numerical models are summarized.The challenges of applying dual-pol data in numerical models and emerging technologies that may make significant impacts on the field of radar meteorology are discussed.展开更多
The strong destructive winds during tornadoes can greatly threaten human life and destroy property.The increasing availability of visual and remote observations,especially by Doppler weather radars,is of great value i...The strong destructive winds during tornadoes can greatly threaten human life and destroy property.The increasing availability of visual and remote observations,especially by Doppler weather radars,is of great value in understanding tornado formation and issuing warnings to the public.In this study,we present the first documented tornado over water detected by a state-of-the-art dual-polarization phased-array radar(dual-PAR)in China.In contrast to new-generation weather radars,the dual-PAR shows great advantages in tornado detection for its high spatial resolution,reliable polarimetric variables,and rapid-scan strategy.The polarimetric signature of copolar cross-correlation coefficient with anomalously low magnitude appears to be effective for verifying a tornado and thus is helpful for issuing tornado warnings.The Guangdong Meteorological Service has been developing an experimental X-band dual-PAR network in the Pearl River Delta with the goal of deploying at least 40 advanced dual-PARs and other dual-polarization weather radars before 2035.This network is the first quasi-operational X-band dual-PAR network with unprecedented high coverage in the globe.With such high-performance close-range PARs,efficient operational nowcasting and warning services for small-scale,rapidly evolving,and damaging weather(e.g.,tornadoes,localized heavy rainfall,microbursts,and hail)can be expected.展开更多
文摘许多研究已表明合成孔径雷达(SAR)对水稻识别及作物长势监测很有潜力。但是,以往的研究多是采用单极化多时相SAR数据进行水稻监测的。该文本着探讨多极化方式的优势以及降低数据购买成本和减少数据处理量的目的,对单时相双极化的ENV ISAT A SAR APP数据的水稻识别能力进行了评价。在水稻生长季节,获取了覆盖江苏洪泽县的A SAR APP时间序列数据。首先,分析比较不同地物的后向散射系数,选择出最能区分水稻与非水稻的单时相数据;然后,采用决策阈值法将水稻信息从图像中提取出来;最后,利用DGPS实测的样地数据对水稻识别进行精度验证。结果表明,利用水稻齐穗期至近成熟期的HH和VV极化的ENV ISAT A SAR APP图像能较好区分水稻与非水稻,水稻识别精度可达86%以上。
基金primarily supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2017YFC1501703 and 2018YFC1506404)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41875053,41475015 and 41322032)+2 种基金the National Fundamental Research 973 Program of China(Grant Nos.2013CB430101 and2015CB452800)the Open Research Program of the State Key Laboratory of Severe Weatherthe Key Research Development Program of Jiangsu Science and Technology Department(Social Development Program,No.BE2016732)
文摘Dual-polarization(dual-pol)radar can measure additional parameters that provide more microphysical information of precipitation systems than those provided by conventional Doppler radar.The dual-pol parameters have been successfully utilized to investigate precipitation microphysics and improve radar quantitative precipitation estimation(QPE).The recent progress in dual-pol radar research and applications in China is summarized in four aspects.Firstly,the characteristics of several representative dual-pol radars are reviewed.Various approaches have been developed for radar data quality control,including calibration,attenuation correction,calculation of specific differential phase shift,and identification and removal of non-meteorological echoes.Using dual-pol radar measurements,the microphysical characteristics derived from raindrop size distribution retrieval,hydrometeor classification,and QPE is better understood in China.The limited number of studies in China that have sought to use dual-pol radar data to validate the microphysical parameterization and initialization of numerical models and assimilate dual-pol data into numerical models are summarized.The challenges of applying dual-pol data in numerical models and emerging technologies that may make significant impacts on the field of radar meteorology are discussed.
基金Key-Area R&D Program of Guangdong Province(2020B1111200001)National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFC1501701)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(41875051)Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Planning Project(201903010101)
文摘The strong destructive winds during tornadoes can greatly threaten human life and destroy property.The increasing availability of visual and remote observations,especially by Doppler weather radars,is of great value in understanding tornado formation and issuing warnings to the public.In this study,we present the first documented tornado over water detected by a state-of-the-art dual-polarization phased-array radar(dual-PAR)in China.In contrast to new-generation weather radars,the dual-PAR shows great advantages in tornado detection for its high spatial resolution,reliable polarimetric variables,and rapid-scan strategy.The polarimetric signature of copolar cross-correlation coefficient with anomalously low magnitude appears to be effective for verifying a tornado and thus is helpful for issuing tornado warnings.The Guangdong Meteorological Service has been developing an experimental X-band dual-PAR network in the Pearl River Delta with the goal of deploying at least 40 advanced dual-PARs and other dual-polarization weather radars before 2035.This network is the first quasi-operational X-band dual-PAR network with unprecedented high coverage in the globe.With such high-performance close-range PARs,efficient operational nowcasting and warning services for small-scale,rapidly evolving,and damaging weather(e.g.,tornadoes,localized heavy rainfall,microbursts,and hail)can be expected.
