Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 3
Articles | Volume 18, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-793-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-793-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 3
Research article
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13 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 13 Feb 2025

Benchmarking KDP in rainfall: a quantitative assessment of estimation algorithms using C-band weather radar observations

Miguel Aldana, Seppo Pulkkinen, Annakaisa von Lerber, Matthew R. Kumjian, and Dmitri Moisseev

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Accurate KDP estimates are crucial in radar-based applications. We quantify the uncertainties of several publicly available KDP estimation methods for multiple rainfall intensities. We use C-band weather radar observations and employed a self-consistency KDP, estimated from reflectivity and differential reflectivity, as a framework for the examination. Our study provides guidance for the performance, uncertainties, and optimisation of the methods, focusing mainly on accuracy and robustness.
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