Journal article
A Simulation Approach for Validation of a Brightband Correction Method
Journal of applied meteorology (1988), Vol.36(11), pp.1507-1518
11/1997
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<1507:ASAFVO>2.0.CO;2
Abstract
Brightband effects are one of the more important causes of vertical variability of reflectivity and severely affect the accuracy of rainfall estimates from ground-based radar. Monte Carlo simulation experiments are performed to investigate the efficiency of a procedure for the correction of errors related to the vertical variability of reflectivity. The simulation model generates three-dimensional radar reflectivity fields. Brightband effects are simulated through a physically based model of melting-layer reflectivity observations. Sensitivity of the correction procedure for a number of different precipitation scenarios and radar systems is analyzed. Overall, the identification method is found to be a robust procedure for correction of brightband effects. Results indicate a dependence of the effectiveness of the correction procedure on mean altitude and spatial variability of the melting layer.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Simulation Approach for Validation of a Brightband Correction Method
- Creators
- Marco BorgaEmmanouil N AnagnostouWitold F Krajewski
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied meteorology (1988), Vol.36(11), pp.1507-1518
- DOI
- 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<1507:ASAFVO>2.0.CO;2
- ISSN
- 0894-8763
- eISSN
- 1520-0450
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/1997
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9983992037002771
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