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Journal Paper

Journal Paper

Journal Paper
Year of Publication 2015 Division 수치자료응용과(종)
Title Ka-band 구름레이더 자료품질 및 구름통계 기초연구
Author 예보영
Coauthor 이규원, 권수현, 이호우, 하종철, 김연희
ISBN(ISSN) 1598-3560 Name of Journal 대기
Category (International/Domestic) 국내 Vol. No. 25
Research Project Title 예보기술 지원 및 활용연구 (2015년) Publication Date 2015-03-02
Keywords Ka-band clould radar, calibration, data quality

Abstract

The Ka-band cloud radar (KCR) has been operated by the National Institute of Meteorological Research (NIMR) of Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) at Boseong National Center for Intensive Observation of severe weather since 2013. Evaluation of data quality is an essential process to further analyze cloud information. In this study, we estimate the measurement error and the sampling uncertainty to evaluate data quality. By using vertically pointing data, the statistical uncertainty is obtained by calculating the standard deviation of each radar parameter. The statistical uncertainties decrease as functions of sampling number. The statistical uncertainties of horizontal and vertical reflectivities are identical (0.28 dB). On the other hand, the statistical uncertainties of Doppler velocity (spectrum width) are 2.2 times (1.6 times) larger at the vertical channel. The reflectivity calibration of KCR is also performed using X-band vertically pointing radar (VertiX) and 2-dimensional video disdrometer (2DVD). Since the monitoring of calibration values is useful to evaluate radar condition, the variation of calibration is monitored for five rain events. The average of calibration bias is 10.77 dBZ and standard deviation is 3.69 dB. Finally, the statistical characteristics of cloud properties have been investigated during two months in autumn using calibrated reflectivity. The percentage of clouds is about 26% and 16% on September to October. However, further analyses are required to derive general characteristics of autumn cloud in Korea.

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