High resolution X-Band radar rainfall estimates for a Mediterranean to hyper-arid transition area

F. Marra; A. Lokshin; R. Notarpietro; M. Gabella; M. Branca; D. J. Bonfil; E. Morin

doi:10.1109/ICEAA.2015.7297104

High resolution X-Band radar rainfall estimates for a Mediterranean to hyper-arid transition area

F. Marra, A. Lokshin, R. Notarpietro, M. Gabella, M. Branca, D. J. Bonfil, E. Morin

Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences

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Abstract

This study investigates the quantitative accuracy of two X-Band weather radars recently installed in the Northern Negev (Israel). The area raises interest due to its strong climatological gradient that, in less than 100 km, ranges from Mediterranean, where land is extensively used for agriculture, to arid, where flash floods often cause casualties and damage. Rainfall estimates from the X-Band radars are processed in order to correct the effects of i) ground echoes, ii) beam blockage and iii) attenuation of the radar beam. Measures from a relatively sparse raingauge network (∼1/200 km^-2) and a carefully corrected C-Band weather radar are used as a reference to quantify the accuracy of X-Band rainfall estimates on a set of rainfall events occurred during the first years of measurements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	203-206
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479978069
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAA.2015.7297104
State	Published - 12 Oct 2015
Event	17th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015 - Torino, Italy Duration: 7 Sep 2015 → 11 Sep 2015

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Name	Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015

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Conference	17th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Torino
Period	7/09/15 → 11/09/15

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Accuracy
Agriculture
Attenuation
Meteorological radar
Meteorology
Radar antennas

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Marra, F., Lokshin, A., Notarpietro, R., Gabella, M., Branca, M., Bonfil, D. J., & Morin, E. (2015). High resolution X-Band radar rainfall estimates for a Mediterranean to hyper-arid transition area. In Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015 (pp. 203-206). Article 7297104 (Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAA.2015.7297104

Marra, F. ; Lokshin, A. ; Notarpietro, R. et al. / High resolution X-Band radar rainfall estimates for a Mediterranean to hyper-arid transition area. Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 203-206 (Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015).

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Marra, F, Lokshin, A, Notarpietro, R, Gabella, M, Branca, M, Bonfil, DJ & Morin, E 2015, High resolution X-Band radar rainfall estimates for a Mediterranean to hyper-arid transition area. in Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015., 7297104, Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 203-206, 17th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015, Torino, Italy, 7/09/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAA.2015.7297104

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Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 203-206 7297104 (Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015).

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High resolution X-Band radar rainfall estimates for a Mediterranean to hyper-arid transition area

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