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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5799-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5799-2020
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Research article
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03 Nov 2020
Research article |
| 03 Nov 2020
| 03 Nov 2020
Evaluation of the reflectivity calibration of W-band radars based on observations in rain
Alexander Myagkov
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
RPG Radiometer Physics GmbH, Meckenheim, Germany
Stefan Kneifel
Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Thomas Rose
RPG Radiometer Physics GmbH, Meckenheim, Germany
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- Observation error analysis for the WInd VElocity Radar Nephoscope W-band Doppler conically scanning spaceborne radar via end-to-end simulations A. Battaglia et al.
- Empirical model for backscattering polarimetric variables in rain at W-band: motivation and implications A. Myagkov et al.
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- Melting Behavior of Rimed and Unrimed Snowflakes Investigated With Statistics of Triple‐Frequency Doppler Radar Observations M. Karrer et al.
- Calibrating radar wind profiler reflectivity factor using surface disdrometer observations C. Williams et al.
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- Low-level mixed-phase clouds at the high Arctic site of Ny-Ålesund: a comprehensive long-term dataset of remote sensing observations G. Chellini et al.
- Adapting Operational Volume Scanning to Low-Power FMCW: System Development and Physically-Informed ML Calibration A. Awaludin et al.
- Cloud and Precipitation Profiling Radars: The First Combined W- and K-Band Radar Profiler Measurements in Italy M. Montopoli et al.
- Observation error analysis for the WInd VElocity Radar Nephoscope W-band Doppler conically scanning spaceborne radar via end-to-end simulations A. Battaglia et al.
- Empirical model for backscattering polarimetric variables in rain at W-band: motivation and implications A. Myagkov et al.
- Ice microphysical processes in the dendritic growth layer: a statistical analysis combining multi-frequency and polarimetric Doppler cloud radar observations L. von Terzi et al.
- Ice Aggregation in Low‐Level Mixed‐Phase Clouds at a High Arctic Site: Enhanced by Dendritic Growth and Absent Close to the Melting Level G. Chellini et al.
- Wet-radome attenuation in ARM cloud radars and its utilization in radar calibration using disdrometer measurements M. Deng et al.
- Design of 94GHz Dual-Polarization Antenna Fed by Diagonal Horn for Cloud Radars J. Wang et al.
- Investigating KDP signatures inside and below the dendritic growth layer with W-band Doppler radar and in situ snowfall camera A. Kötsche et al.
- A riming‐dependent parameterization of scattering by snowflakes using the self‐similar Rayleigh–Gans approximation N. Maherndl et al.
- Impact of Crosstalk on Reflectivity and Doppler Measurements for the WIVERN Polarization Diversity Doppler Radar A. Rizik et al.
- Radar and ground-level measurements of precipitation collected by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne during the International Collaborative Experiments for PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter games J. Gehring et al.
- In-orbit cross-calibration of millimeter conically scanning spaceborne radars A. Battaglia et al.
- Melting Behavior of Rimed and Unrimed Snowflakes Investigated With Statistics of Triple‐Frequency Doppler Radar Observations M. Karrer et al.
- Calibrating radar wind profiler reflectivity factor using surface disdrometer observations C. Williams et al.
- Simulations of spectral polarimetric variables measured in rain at W-band I. Tsikoudi et al.
- Snow microphysical processes in orographic turbulence revealed by cloud radar and in situ snowfall camera observations A. Kötsche et al.
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Short summary
This study shows two methods for evaluating the reflectivity calibration of W-band cloud radars. Both methods use natural rain as a reference target. The first method is based on spectral polarimetric observations and requires a polarimetric cloud radar with a scanner. The second method utilizes disdrometer observations and can be applied to scanning and vertically pointed radars. Both methods show consistent results and can be applied for operational monitoring of measurement quality.
This study shows two methods for evaluating the reflectivity calibration of W-band cloud radars....
