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NEXRAD NWS Polarimetric Precipitation Product Evaluation for IFloodS
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he NEXRAD program has recently upgraded the WSR-88D network observational capability with dual polarization (DP). In this study, DP quantitative precipitation estimates (QPEs) provided by the current version of the NWS ...
An Early Performance Evaluation of the NEXRAD Dual-Polarization Radar Rainfall Estimates for Urban Flood Applications
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: ual-polarization radars are expected to provide better rainfall estimates than single-polarization radars because of their ability to characterize hydrometeor type. The goal of this study is to evaluate single- and ...
The Regional Water Cycle and Heavy Spring Rainfall in Iowa: Observational and Modeling Analyses from the IFloodS Campaign
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he regional water cycle is examined with a special focus on water vapor transport in Iowa during the Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) campaign period, April?June 2013. The period had exceptionally large rainfall accumulations, ...