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2026 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
9 - 14 August 2026 • Washington, D.C.
WE4.R1: Polarimetric Weather Radars — Tribute to Prof. V. N. Bringi
Wednesday, 12 August, 16:15 - 17:30
Location: Morgan
Session Type: Oral
Session Co-Chairs: Merhala Thurai, Colorado State University and Kumar Vijay Mishra, United States DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory and Patrick Gatlin, NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center
Track: Community Contributed Themes
Wed, 12 Aug, 16:15 - 16:30

WE4.R1.1: Evaluation of Synthesized Antenna Patterns with Digital Polarimetric Phased Array Radar
David Schvartzman, Mathew Herndon, Jose Diaz-Diaz, Dusan Zrnic, Mark Yeary, Robert Palmer, The University of Oklahoma
Wed, 12 Aug, 16:30 - 16:45

WE4.R1.2: Using NPOL S-band Polarimetric Radar to Retrieve Rain Drop Size Distribution Moments
Merhala Thurai, Colorado State University; David Wolff, Jason Pippitt, Goddard Space Flight Center
Wed, 12 Aug, 16:45 - 17:00

WE4.R1.3: The Use of 3D Printed Ice Crystal and Snowflake Shape Models for Radar Meteorology and Validation: Concepts and Technological Challenges
Franz Teschl, Reinhard Teschl, Graz University of Technology
Wed, 12 Aug, 17:00 - 17:15

WE4.R1.4: Exploiting polarimetric radar observations of convective evolution for validation of the INCUS satellite mission
Patrick Gatlin, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Sean Freeman, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Pavlos Kollias, Stony Brook University; Edward Luke, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Corey Amiot, Ethan Ebbert, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Brenda Dolan, Colorado State University; Courtney Schumacher, Texas A&M University; Susan van den Heever, Colorado State University
Wed, 12 Aug, 17:15 - 17:30

WE4.R1.5: WHEN BUGS LOOK LIKE WEATHER: DEEP RADAR POLARIMETRIC DISCRIMINATION
Pooja Nuti, The University of Texas at Austin; Kumar Vijay Mishra, United States DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory