Modeling of the Melting Layer. Part IV: Brightband Bulk Parameterization

Autor: Catherine Heyraud, Isztar Zawadzki, Stéphane Laroche, Wanda Szyrmer
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 65:1991-2001
ISSN: 1520-0469
0022-4928
DOI: 10.1175/2007jas2448.1
Popis: In this paper a simplified UHF-band backscattering parameterization for individual melting snowflakes is proposed. This parameterization is a function of the density, shape, and melted fraction, and is used here in a brightband bulk modeling study. A 1D bulk model is developed where aggregation and breakup are neglected. Model results are in good agreement with detailed bin-model results and simulate the radar brightband observations well. It is shown the model can be seen as an observation operator that could be introduced into a data assimilation scheme to extract information contained in the radar data measurements.
Databáze: OpenAIRE