Radar Data Quality Control and Assimilation at the National Weather Radar Testbed (NWRT)

Abstract

Long-term goals: Study and develop advanced approaches for radar data quality control (QC) and assimilation that will not only optimally utilize Doppler wind information from WSR-88D and Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) but also take full advantage of rapid and flexible agile-beam scans from the phased array radar (PAR) at NWRT. Objectives: Develop new variational methods to improve the existing radar wind analysis system so it can be applied to any radar scans to produce real-time vector wind displays and monitor data quality. Study radar data quality problems and develop statistically reliable quality control (QC) techniques. Explore new data assimilation techniques to optimally utilize the PAR scan capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531319

Entities

People

  • Qin Xu

Organizations

  • Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Arrays
  • Assimilation
  • Covariance
  • Doppler Radar
  • Meteorological Radar
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Oklahoma
  • Phased Array Radar
  • Phased Arrays
  • Quality Control
  • Radar
  • Radial Velocity
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology