Analyses of data characteristics collected by the airforce dual-polarimetric doppler weather radar

Chih Hsien Wei, Tai Hwa Hor, Wen Chau Lee

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Abstract

The paper focuses on the data characteristics collected by the Airforce weather radars which have been recently upgraded into dual-polarimetric Doppler weather radar. The attenuation correction shows that the ZPHI method, which is one of the two schemes for the attenuation correction introduced in the study, make a higher correction of reflectivity than the single coefficient method. The present study also analyzes the hailfall event occurring over the Penghu Island in 2009. The signal of rain-hail mixing is captured by the detection of the dual-polarimetric parameter. Besides, the retrieval wind by synthesizing the Doppler velocity of Makung radar and CWB Chigu Radar is reasonable, which reveals that the dual-Doppler observation constructed by both radars is beneficial for investigating the dynamic process of the mesoscale convection embedded with the southwesterly flow during the effect of typhoon Morakot (2009).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-241
Number of pages9
JournalChung Cheng Ling Hsueh Pao/Journal of Chung Cheng Institute of Technology
Volume42
Issue number1
StatePublished - May 2013

Keywords

  • Attenuation correction
  • Distribution of hydrometeor
  • Dual-polarimetric Doppler weather radar

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