Title :
Rainfall studies using co-located VHF and UHF wind profiling radars
Author :
Dolman, Bronwyn ; Reid, Ian
Author_Institution :
ATRAD Pty Ltd., Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
Quantifying rainfall rates using radar is critical to modern meteorology, typically achieved through measuring reflectivity with a scanning weather radar, and converting to rainrate via an empirical relationship. Wind profiling radars are capable of retrieving additional rainfall information, and can thus provide superior estimates at their location. This paper discusses the use of two VHF and one UHF wind profiler for such studies.
Keywords :
meteorological radar; rain; UHF wind profiler; UHF wind profiling radars; co-located VHF radars; modern meteorology; rainfall information retrieval; rainfall rate quantification; rainfall studies; reflectivity measurement; scanning weather radar; Antenna measurements; Doppler radar; Meteorological radar; Radar measurements; Wind; drop size distribution; radar; rainfall; wind profiler;
Conference_Titel :
Radar (Radar), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5177-5
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2013.6652005