Development and Validation of New Dual-Doppler Analysis Techniques with Emphasis on the Vertical Velocity Problem
Abstract
The development of new dual-Doppler analysis techniques with an emphasis on improving estimates of the vertical velocity field. The objectives are two-fold. The first objective is to tackle a problem of longstanding interest in radar meteorology, the determination of the vertical velocity field from dual-Doppler radar measurements. A second objective is to train a student of US citizenzry in methods of conventional and new dual-Doppler radar analysis, and in general, how to perform original research and to think critically about scientific and technological problems. This work involves the development of new techniques (based on variational methods and dynamical constraints) to analyze the wind and vertical velocity field from dual-Doppler radar data. These techniques will first be tested on simulated radar data sampled from high resolution runs of a numerical weather prediction model, the Advanced Regional Prediction System (ARPS). The final phase of the work involves testing the methods with real Doppler radar datasets obtained, in part, from the Doppler-on-Wheels (DOW).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA532395
Entities
People
- Alan Shapiro
Organizations
- University of Oklahoma