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contributor authorVivekanandan, J.
contributor authorYates, David N.
contributor authorBrandes, Edward A.
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:14:37Z
date available2017-06-09T14:14:37Z
date copyright1999/07/01
date issued1999
identifier issn0739-0572
identifier otherams-1550.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4151179
description abstractThe effect of beam blockage on rainfall estimates derived from radar reflectivity and specific propagation phase was evaluated from measurements of a convective rainfall event from the National Center for Atmospheric Research?s S-band polarized (S-Pol) radar. This storm produced a flash flood in a mountainous watershed to the southwest of Denver, Colorado, and widespread rainfall over the plains. A beam blockage map of the region, based on a digital elevation model and characteristics of the S-Pol radiation pattern, was computed. Rain-rate estimates over both low and high beam-blockage areas were compared. Results supported the hypothesis that specific propagation phase?based quantitative precipitation estimates tend to be less influenced by terrain than reflectivity-based precipitation estimates are.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleThe Influence of Terrain on Rainfall Estimates from Radar Reflectivity and Specific Propagation Phase Observations
typeJournal Paper
journal volume16
journal issue7
journal titleJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0837:TIOTOR>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage837
journal lastpage845
treeJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;1999:;volume( 016 ):;issue: 007
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