DocumentCode
2915433
Title
Dynamical Weather Radar Beam Blockage Correction
Author
Yaping, Zhang ; Minghu, Cheng
Author_Institution
Chongqing Meteorol. Office, Chongqing Meteorol. Bur., Chongqing, China
fYear
2011
fDate
19-20 Feb. 2011
Firstpage
67
Lastpage
70
Abstract
Error of quantitative rainfall estimations due to partial or total weather radar beam blockage is important in complex orographic areas. A simple method named dynamical weather radar beam blockage correction different from the operational "look-up" table method is presented. The dynamical correction method is implemented with the multiplicative factor between two antenna elevation angles. Case study of quantitative rainfall estimation shows that the dynamical beam blockage correction is effective if the beam blockage azimuths are less than 10 degrees.
Keywords
meteorological radar; antenna elevation angle; operational look-up table method; orographic area; quantitative rainfall estimation; weather radar beam blockage correction; Computers; Distributed control; Monitoring; beam blockage correction; quantitative rainfall estimations; weather radar;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Distributed Control and Intelligent Environmental Monitoring (CDCIEM), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Changsha
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-278-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-7695-4350-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CDCIEM.2011.183
Filename
5747766
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