A Radar Wind Analysis System for Nowcast Applications
Joint Authors
Xu, Qin
Nai, Kang
Rabin, Robert M.
Liu, Shun
Zhao, Qingyun
Wei, Li
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A radar wind analysis system (RWAS) has been developed for nowcast applications.
By ingesting real-time wind observations from operational WSR-88D radars and surface mesonet, this system can produce and display real-time vector winds at each selected vertical level or on each conical surface of radar scans superimposed on radar reflectivity or radial-velocity images.
An early version of the system has been evaluated and used to provide real-time winds to drive high-resolution emergency response dispersion models.
This paper presents the detailed formulations of background error correlation functions used in each of the three steps of vector wind analysis performed in the RWAS and the method of solution used in each step of vector wind analysis.
The performances of the RWAS are demonstrated by illustrative examples.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xu, Qin& Wei, Li& Nai, Kang& Liu, Shun& Rabin, Robert M.& Zhao, Qingyun. 2015. A Radar Wind Analysis System for Nowcast Applications. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xu, Qin…[et al.]. A Radar Wind Analysis System for Nowcast Applications. Advances in Meteorology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Xu, Qin& Wei, Li& Nai, Kang& Liu, Shun& Rabin, Robert M.& Zhao, Qingyun. A Radar Wind Analysis System for Nowcast Applications. Advances in Meteorology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052687
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1052687
