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However, the measured differential propagation phase contains the backscatter differential phase (\u03b4), which poses difficulties for the application of the differential propagation phase from X-band radars. This paper presents the following: (1) the simulation and characteristics analysis of the backscatter differential phase based on disdrometer DSD (raindrop size distribution) measurement data; (2) an improved method of the specific differential propagation phase (KDP) estimation based on linear programming and backscatter differential phase elimination; (3) the effect of backscatter differential phase elimination on the specific differential propagation phase estimation of X-PAR. The results show the following: (1) For X-band weather radar, the raindrop equivalent diameters D &gt; 2 mm may cause a backscatter differential phase between 0 and 20\u00b0; in particular, the backscatter differential phase varies sharply with raindrop size between 3.2 and 4.5 mm. (2) Using linear programming or smoothing filters to process the differential propagation phase could suppress the backscatter differential phase, but it is hard to completely eliminate the effect of the backscatter differential phase. (3) Backscatter differential phase correction may improve the calculation accuracy of the specific differential propagation phase, and the optimization was verified by the improved self-consistency of polarimetric variables, correlation between specific differential propagation phase estimations from S- and X-band radar and the accuracy of quantitative precipitation estimation. The X-PAR deployed in Shenzhen showed good observation performance and the potential to be used in radar mosaics with S-band weather radar.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs15051334","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,28]],"date-time":"2023-02-28T04:28:41Z","timestamp":1677558521000},"page":"1334","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Study on the Backscatter Differential Phase Characteristics of X-Band Dual-Polarization Radar and its Processing Methods"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Fei","family":"Geng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China"},{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Science, Beijing 100081, China"}]},{"given":"Liping","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Science, Beijing 100081, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"783","DOI":"10.1175\/1520-0426(1988)005<0783:ESOMRA>2.0.CO;2","article-title":"Error structure of multiparameter radar and surface measurements of rainfall. 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