Articles | Volume 18, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-5157-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-5157-2025
Research article
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08 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 08 Oct 2025

Calibration of weather radars with a target simulator

Marc Schneebeli, Andreas Leuenberger, Philipp J. Schmid, Jacopo Grazioli, Heather Corden, Alexis Berne, Patrick Kennedy, Jim George, Francesc Junyent, and V. Chandrasekar

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1702', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 May 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Marc Schneebeli, 05 Jul 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1702', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Jun 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Marc Schneebeli, 05 Jul 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Marc Schneebeli on behalf of the Authors (05 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (07 Jul 2025) by Gianfranco Vulpiani
AR by Marc Schneebeli on behalf of the Authors (16 Jul 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
A new technique for the end-to-end calibration of weather radars is introduced. Highly precise artificial radar targets are generated with a radar target simulator and serve as a calibration reference for weather radar observables like reflectivity and Doppler velocity. The system allows investigating and correcting any biases associated with weather radar observations.
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