GeometryReffective {radar}

Effective radius calculation

Description

GeometryReffective returns the effective radius From Rinehart (1997), Eqn 3.9, solved for R'

Usage

GeometryReffective(dNdH=-39e-6, earthRadius)

Arguments

dNdH

Refraction [N x10^-6/km]

earthRadius

earth radius [m]

Value

R

Effective radius [m]

Author(s)

Jose Gama

Source

Nick Guy, 2014 PyRadarMet - Python Fundamental Calculations in Radar Meteorology https://github.com/nguy/PyRadarMet

R. E. Rinehart, 1997 Radar for Meteorologists Rinehart Publishing

References

Nick Guy, 2014 PyRadarMet - Python Fundamental Calculations in Radar Meteorology https://github.com/nguy/PyRadarMet

R. E. Rinehart, 1997 Radar for Meteorologists Rinehart Publishing