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Moments to models: progress towards a suite of precipitation radar VAPs

 

Authors

Scott Matthew Collis — Argonne National Laboratory
Kirk North — McGill University
Scott Giangrande — Brookhaven National Laboratory
Nitin Bharadwaj — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kevin B. Widener — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Adam Theisen — Argonne National Laboratory
Pavlos Kollias — Stony Brook University

Category

Infrastructure & Outreach

Description

Example data from the recently released MMCG VAP.
The newly installed X- and C-band scanning precipitation radars (SAPRs) are producing remotely sensed measurements of precipitating cloud systems. These radar moments need a large degree of correction and processing for geophysical retrievals to be performed. This presentation gives an overview of the end-to-end processing system for the ARM precipitation-sensitive radars. The system starts with raw data from the radars and produces value-added products (VAPs), which are readily comparable with cloud-resolving and single-column model output. As well as highlighting recently released evaluation products, the presentation will also outline future development plans.