High-resolution observations of insects in the atmospheric boundary layer

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Contreras, Robert F. ^{[1
]}

Frasier, Stephen J. ^{[1
]}

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[1] Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, United States

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Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology | 2008年 / 25卷 / 12期

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High spatial and temporal resolution S-band radar; observations of insects in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) are described. The observations were acquired with a frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar during the 2002 International H20 Project (IHOP_2002) held in Oklahoma in the months of May and June 2002. Diring the observational period the boundary layer was convective with a few periods of rain. Rayleigh scattering from particulate scatterers (i.e; insects) dominates the return: however. Bragg scattering from refractive; index turbulence is also significant; especially at the top of the afternoon boundary layer. There is a strong diurnal signal in the insect backscatter: minima in the morning and at dusk and maxima at night and midafternoon. Insect number densities and radar cross sections (RCSs) are calculated. The RCS values range from less than 10-12 m2 to greater than 10-7 M2 and likewise have a strong diurnal signal. These are converted to equivalent reflectivity measurements that would be reported by typical meteorological radars. The majority of reflectivity measurements from particulate scatterers ranges from - 30 to - 5 dBZ: however intense point scatterers (>10 dBZ) are occasionally present. The results show that although insects provide useful targets for characterization of the clear-air ABL; the requirements for continuous monitoring of the boundary laver are specific to time ofday and range from - 20 dBZ in the morning to - 10 to - 5 dBZ in the afternoon and nocturnal boundary layer (NBL). © 2008 American Meteorological Society;

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