TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiparameter radar measurements in Colorado convective storms. Part I
T2 - Graupel melting studies.
AU - Bringi, V. N.
AU - Rasmussen, R. M.
AU - Vivekanandan, J.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - This paper presents an analysis of co-ordinated measurements taken by the NCAR CP-2 radar and the Wyoming King Air aircraft flown by NCAR during the May Polarization Experiment, which was held near Boulder, Colorado. A key feature of this paper is the rigorous computation of ZH, ZDR and LDR using an electromagnetic model that is coupled to a detailed one-dimensional microphysical model of melting graupel. The graupel melting model was initialized with aircraft-measured graupel spectrum and sounding data. Two case studies during MAYPOLE '83 were considered where model-derived vertical profiles of ZH and ZDR were computed and compared to radar measurements, resulting in excellent agreement. The RHI profile sof ZH, ZDR and LDR through the core of an isolated convective storm revealed new and interesting microphysical data which are consistent with model computations. The radar measurements and model results of this paper show that a significant breakthrough has been made in the radar remote sensing of storm microphysics.-Authors
AB - This paper presents an analysis of co-ordinated measurements taken by the NCAR CP-2 radar and the Wyoming King Air aircraft flown by NCAR during the May Polarization Experiment, which was held near Boulder, Colorado. A key feature of this paper is the rigorous computation of ZH, ZDR and LDR using an electromagnetic model that is coupled to a detailed one-dimensional microphysical model of melting graupel. The graupel melting model was initialized with aircraft-measured graupel spectrum and sounding data. Two case studies during MAYPOLE '83 were considered where model-derived vertical profiles of ZH and ZDR were computed and compared to radar measurements, resulting in excellent agreement. The RHI profile sof ZH, ZDR and LDR through the core of an isolated convective storm revealed new and interesting microphysical data which are consistent with model computations. The radar measurements and model results of this paper show that a significant breakthrough has been made in the radar remote sensing of storm microphysics.-Authors
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0022811765
U2 - 10.1175/1520-0469(1986)043<2545:mrmicc>2.0.co;2
DO - 10.1175/1520-0469(1986)043<2545:mrmicc>2.0.co;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022811765
SN - 0022-4928
VL - 438
SP - 2545
EP - 2563
JO - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
JF - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
IS - 2
ER -