TY - JOUR
T1 - Rain-rate estimation in the presence of hail using S-band specific differential phase and other radar parameters
AU - Aydin, K.
AU - Bringi, V. N.
AU - Liu, L.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Multiparameter radar measurements were made during a heavy rainfall event accompanied by hail in Colorado. Rainfall rates R and accumulation Σ for this event were estimated using S-band specific differential phase KDP, reflectivity factor ZH, and X-band specific attenuation AH3. These estimates were compared with measurements from a ground-based rain gauge. Both R-KDP and R-AH3 relations were in good agreement with the rain gauge data, that is, less than 10% difference in the rainfall accumulations. The R-Z relation produced similar results only when ZH was truncated at 55 dBZ. This study demonstrates the potential of KDP for estimating rainfall rates in severe storms that may have rain-hail mixtures. -Authors
AB - Multiparameter radar measurements were made during a heavy rainfall event accompanied by hail in Colorado. Rainfall rates R and accumulation Σ for this event were estimated using S-band specific differential phase KDP, reflectivity factor ZH, and X-band specific attenuation AH3. These estimates were compared with measurements from a ground-based rain gauge. Both R-KDP and R-AH3 relations were in good agreement with the rain gauge data, that is, less than 10% difference in the rainfall accumulations. The R-Z relation produced similar results only when ZH was truncated at 55 dBZ. This study demonstrates the potential of KDP for estimating rainfall rates in severe storms that may have rain-hail mixtures. -Authors
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U2 - 10.1175/1520-0450-34.2.404
DO - 10.1175/1520-0450-34.2.404
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028881352
SN - 0894-8763
VL - 34
SP - 404
EP - 410
JO - Journal of Applied Meteorology
JF - Journal of Applied Meteorology
IS - 2
ER -