Intercomparison of Vertical Structure of Storms Revealed by Ground-Based (NMQ) and Spaceborne Radars (CloudSat-CPR and TRMM-PR)
Joint Authors
Fall, Veronica M.
Hong, Yang
Cao, Q.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Spaceborne radars provide great opportunities to investigate the vertical structure of clouds and precipitation.
Two typical spaceborne radars for such a study are the W-band Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) and Ku-band Precipitation Radar (PR), which are onboard NASA’s CloudSat and TRMM satellites, respectively.
Compared to S-band ground-based radars, they have distinct scattering characteristics for different hydrometeors in clouds and precipitation.
The combination of spaceborne and ground-based radar observations can help in the identification of hydrometeors and improve the radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE).
This study analyzes the vertical structure of the 18 January, 2009 storm using data from the CloudSat CPR, TRMM PR, and a NEXRAD-based National Mosaic and Multisensor QPE (NMQ) system.
Microphysics above, within, and below the melting layer are studied through an intercomparison of multifrequency measurements.
Hydrometeors’ type and their radar scattering characteristics are analyzed.
Additionally, the study of the vertical profile of reflectivity (VPR) reveals the brightband properties in the cold-season precipitation and its effect on the radar-based QPE.
In all, the joint analysis of spaceborne and ground-based radar data increases the understanding of the vertical structure of storm systems and provides a good insight into the microphysical modeling for weather forecasts.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fall, Veronica M.& Cao, Q.& Hong, Yang. 2013. Intercomparison of Vertical Structure of Storms Revealed by Ground-Based (NMQ) and Spaceborne Radars (CloudSat-CPR and TRMM-PR). The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032723
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fall, Veronica M.…[et al.]. Intercomparison of Vertical Structure of Storms Revealed by Ground-Based (NMQ) and Spaceborne Radars (CloudSat-CPR and TRMM-PR). The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032723
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fall, Veronica M.& Cao, Q.& Hong, Yang. Intercomparison of Vertical Structure of Storms Revealed by Ground-Based (NMQ) and Spaceborne Radars (CloudSat-CPR and TRMM-PR). The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032723
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032723