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Comparison of rainfall using WSR-88D radar and a dense network of raingages for an extreme rainfall event in northern Illinois

  • Nancy E. Westcott

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Abstract

The WSR-88D radar performed best for hourly gage rainfall accumulation of less than 13 mm. For larger rainfall accumulations and for locations within 60 km of the radar, the radar significantly underestimated rainfall. Modifying the NEXRAD precipitation algorithm to include larger rainrate improved the radar rainfall estimates within 60 km of the radar, but still resulted in a substantial underestimation of rain amount.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages256-257
Number of pages2
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1997 28th Conference on Radar Meteorology - Austin, TX, USA
Duration: Sep 7 1997Sep 12 1997

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1997 28th Conference on Radar Meteorology
CityAustin, TX, USA
Period9/7/979/12/97

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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