主办单位:中国气象局沈阳大气环境研究所
国际刊号:ISSN 1673-503X
国内刊号:CN 21-1531/P

Journal of Meteorology and Environment ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 91-96.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2017.05.012

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Comparative analysis of reflectivity factors measured with raindrop spectrometer and weather radar

LI Yang1, ZHANG Jin-guang1, YUAN Jian1, FANG Bin1, CHEN Yu2, SHAN Nan1, ZHAI Qing-fei1, ZHU Yi-ming1, WAN Xu-jiang1, CUI Yuan-hong3   

  1. 1. Weather Modification Office in Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110166, China;
    2. Liaoning Meteorological Disaster Monitoring and Warning Center, Shenyang 110166, China;
    3. Liaoning Science and Technology Innovation System Construction Service Center, Shenyang 110004, China
  • Received:2017-03-17 Revised:2017-05-20 Online:2017-10-30 Published:2017-10-30

Abstract: A comparison observation between the Parsivel raindrop spectrometer and the new generation weather radar on a rainstorm occurring in Shenyang area in 2012 was conducted and the counted classifiable reflectivity factor ZP calculated with the raindrop spectrometer data was compared with the reflectivity factor Z calculated with the radar Range-Height Indicator data.The results show that for the rainstorm,the echo intensity of radar is underestimated and the reflectivity factor ZP is greater than Z.Based on the statistics of radar data at a single point and its 3-point average,the reflectivity factor Z is on average about 8.30 dBz and 8.64 dBz lower than the normal value respectively.The sampling range of observation instrument,temporal-spatial matching of data and the change of spectral width are the main reasons for causing the inconsistency between two kinds of reflectivity factors observed with the two devices.

Key words: Raindrop spectrum, Weather radar, Reflectivity factor, Rainstorm

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