Enhancements in clutter/precipitation discrimination for the WSR-88D

Scott Ellis; Cathy Kessinger; Joseph VanAndel; Michael Dixon; John Hubbert

Enhancements in clutter/precipitation discrimination for the WSR-88D

Scott Ellis, Cathy Kessinger, Joseph VanAndel, Michael Dixon, John Hubbert

National Center for Atmospheric Research

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Abstract

Results were shown of a new methodology for construction of the Hybrid Scan Reflectivity (HSR) within the Enhanced Precipitation Preprocessor (EPRE). The Radar Echo Classifier (REC) AP Detection Algorithm (APDA) and the Precipitation Detection Algorithm (PDA) are both used in the quality control process within the RPG development version of the EPRE to discriminate between radar bins that contain clutter versus precipitation. The addition of the requirement for positive identification of precipitation by the PDA reduces the clutter contamination in regions of mixed clutter and weather. Results from one case study were shown that indicate the new methodology improves the quality of the HSR by having less ground clutter contamination.

Original language	English
State	Published - 2006
Event	86th AMS Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA, United States Duration: Jan 29 2006 → Feb 2 2006

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Conference	86th AMS Annual Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta, GA
Period	01/29/06 → 02/2/06

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Enhancements in clutter/precipitation discrimination for the WSR-88D

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