TY - BOOK AU - Battan Louis J. TI - Radar Observation of the Atmosphere / A Revised and Enlarged edition of Radar Meteorology SN - 226039196 PY - 1973/// PB - The University Of Chicago Press N2 - This book is designed as a review text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students of Meteorology. Preface, Principles of Radar, Some Properties of Electromagnetic Waves, Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves, Radar Detention of Spherical Particles, Backscattering by Melting Spheres and Non Spherical Particles, Attenuation, Use of Radar for Precipitation Measurements, Pulsed Doppler Radar, Distortion of Echoes Resulting from Finite Pulse Length and Beam Widths, Use of Radar in Cloud Physics Research, Radar Observations of Medium and Large Scale Systems, Clear-Air Echoes, Appendix, References, Index ER -