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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-503-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-503-2022
Research article
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31 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 31 Jan 2022

Calibration of radar differential reflectivity using quasi-vertical profiles

Daniel Sanchez-Rivas and Miguel A. Rico-Ramirez

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In this work, we review the use of quasi-vertical profiles for monitoring the calibration of the radar differential reflectivity ZDR. We validate the proposed method by comparing its results against the traditional approach based on measurements taken at 90°; we observed good agreement as the errors are within 0.2 dB. Additionally, we compare the results of the proposed method with ZDR derived from disdrometers; the errors are reasonable considering factors discussed in the paper.