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Research article
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01 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 01 Mar 2019
| 01 Mar 2019
Dual-wavelength radar technique development for snow rate estimation: a case study from GCPEx
Gwo-Jong Huang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Atmospheric REmote sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
Viswanathan N. Bringi
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
Andrew J. Newman
Research Applications Lab, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado 80307, USA
Gyuwon Lee
Center for Atmospheric REmote sensing (CARE), Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
Dmitri Moisseev
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, University of Helsinki, 00560 Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Branislav M. Notaroš
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Dual-Frequency Radar Retrievals of Snowfall Using Random Forest T. Yu et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14112685
- Microphysical variability in stratiform clouds: Aircraft observations X. Hu et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.70214
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Short summary
This paper proposes a method for snow rate (SR) estimation using observations collected by NASA dual-frequency dual-polarized (D3R) radar during the GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx). The new method utilizes dual-wavelength radar reflectivity ratio (DWR) and 2-D-video disdrometer (2DVD) measurements to improve SR estimation accuracy. It is validated by comparing the D3R radar-retrieved SR with accumulated SR directly measured by a Pluvio gauge for an entire GCPEx synoptic event.
This paper proposes a method for snow rate (SR) estimation using observations collected by NASA...
