Session: Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Hydrology 2: Improvements and Application of Radar-Based QPE. (38th Conference on Radar Meteorology)

Friday, 1 September 2017: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

St. Gallen (Swissotel Chicago)

Host: 38th Conference on Radar Meteorology

Chairs:

David B. Wolff, NASA GSFC, Wallops Flight Facility, Code 610.W, Wallops Island, VA and Jian Zhang, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Second session on new techniques for rain accumulation estimation, error analysis, multi-sensor and blended approaches (Gauges, microwave links and radiometer). Coupling of radar estimates to hydrological models. Long term climatologies and case studies. Focus on Improvements and Application of Radar-Based QPE.

Papers:

8:30 AM

24A.1

Correction of Radar Reflectivity Due to Partial Beam Blocking

Anthony J. Illingworth, Univ. of Reading, Reading, U.K.; and R. J. Thompson

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

24A.2

Toward an Ensemble Radar Precipitation Estimation Based on a Dynamic Description of the Measurement Errors

Maud Martet, Meteo France, Toulouse, France; and G. Thomas and N. Gaussiat

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM