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Canweseeprecipita-onproper-esmovingthroughthemel-nglayer?Shuaiqi Tang, Jonathan Edwards-Opperman, Katie Verlinden, Nils Küchler Advisors: Matt Kumjian, Herman Russchenberg
2015 ARM Summer Workshop: Precipitation Properties
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Motivation
• How does melting layer relate to precipitation properties above and below the melting layer? • Does the melting layer homogenize particles?
• Can any signals be tracked through the melting layer?
• Can we diagnose precipitation processes through melting layer using precipitation radar? • How do the velocity spectra change moving through the melting layer?
• What can we tell from the radar data?
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Instruments
• CSAPR: C-band scanning polarimetric radar • Reflectivity, velocity, differential reflectivity,
specific differential phase, correlation coefficient, spectral width
• KAZR: Ka-band vertically oriented radar • Reflectivity, Doppler velocity, Doppler spectra
• Ceilometer • Backscatter, Cloud base heights
• Soundings
• Surface Meteorological Data
• Disdrometer, rain gauge
www.arm.gov/sites/ sgp/instruments
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Synoptic Overview 27 April 2011 09:00 UTC, SGP (MC3E)
500mb height/temp/wind Surface Analysis
From NOAA
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Event Overview
• Observations at ARM SGP Central Facility
• 27 April 2011
• 08:44UTC to 09:02UTC • CSAPR RHIs available over CF
• Stratiform rain directly over SGP
• Well-defined melting layer
C-Band ARM Precipitation Radar (CSAPR)
08:56 UTC
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CSAPR Processing: vertical profiles over SGP CF
• Locate SGP Central Facility
• Calculate slant range corresponding to SGP location for each elevation angle
• Calculate height above radar level from given elevation angle
• Create time profile of each variable
• Iterate through all RHI files
dBz
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Diagnosing the Melting Layer dBz
Reflectivity (Z): • Amplitude of backscattered radiation from particles within radar volume • f(size, concentration, density, composition)
+: maximum reflectivity
Melting layer?
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degrees/km
Specific Differential Phase (KDP): • Difference between horizontal and vertical phase shifts, φDP=φh-φv • f(size, concentration, composition)
+: maximum KDP
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dB
Differential Reflectivity (ZDR): • Log10 of the ratio of the horizontal reflectivity to vertical reflectivity (spherical = 0) • f(shape, density, composition)
+ : maximum ZDR
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Cross-correlation Coefficient (ρhv): • How similarly horizontally and vertically polarized pulses are acting within a volume • f(shape, density, composition)
+: minimum ρhv
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Spectral Width - Doppler Velocity Relationship
m/s m/s
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Fascinating Feature dBz CSAPR
KAZR
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dBz
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Reflectivity & Ceilometer Backscatter dBz
X cloud base + maximum Z
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KAZR Doppler Velocity
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Velocity Spectral Width Decrease
Earlier 0824UTC
Event 0853UTC
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Evaporation of Small Droplets below ML Observed sounding was launched approximately 15min before beginning of radar data
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Initial Questions
• How does melting layer relate to precipitation properties above and below the melting layer? • Does the melting layer homogenize particles?
• Can any signals be tracked through the melting layer?
• Can we diagnose precipitation processes through melting layer using precipitation radar? • How do the velocity spectra change moving through the melting layer?
• What can we tell from the radar data?
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KAZR: Velocityxpol-Velocitycopol
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Extra Slides
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Surface rain rate
distrometer
Optical rain gauge
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Sonde U-wind
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AIRPLANE!!!!