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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-7315-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-7315-2022
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20 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 20 Dec 2022

Doppler spectra from DWD's operational C-band radar birdbath scan: sampling strategy, spectral postprocessing, and multimodal analysis for the retrieval of precipitation processes

Mathias Gergely, Maximilian Schaper, Matthias Toussaint, and Michael Frech

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This study presents the new vertically pointing birdbath scan of the German C-band radar network, which provides high-resolution profiles of precipitating clouds above all DWD weather radars since the spring of 2021. Our AI-based postprocessing method for filtering and analyzing the recorded radar data offers a unique quantitative view into a wide range of precipitation events from snowfall over stratiform rain to intense frontal showers and will be used to complement DWD's operational services.
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