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Proceedings with Extended Abstracts (single PDF file) - Radio ...

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Multiple Antenna Profiling Radar (MAPR) and used the novel UCAR-STARS method ofretrieving horizontal velocities and turbulence characteristics observed by MAPR. JürgenRöttger reviewed our current understanding of inclined layers and their implications forvertical velocity measurement. He suggested three scenarios for the tilted layer structureand its relationship to ‘horizontal’ velocities and isentropic surfaces. He tentativelyconcluded that it was likely that horizontal motions follow isentropic surfaces whilescattering layers are not aligned <strong>with</strong> the isentropic surfaces. Dr. Röttger stressed, however,that more research is needed to substantiate these tentative conclusions.Session 1.4 contained a number of novel results and demonstrated the overall progressbeing made in the meteorological application of profiling radars. In follow-up discussionsissues concerned <strong>with</strong> assimilation of data into models and vertical velocity measurementwere extensively discussed. Assimilation of data into models is seen to be a critical issuefor the future for radar observations to achieve their full potential utility to themeteorological community. Further research on vertical velocities is needed to understandfully what is being measured especially in complex terrain where isentropic layers can betilted substantially by mountain lee waves. Furthermore there is a need to assess morecompletely the precision of measurements of quantities related to turbulence such as eddydissipation and diffusion.29

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