IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing · 2017 · 24 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesHydrologyCryosphere StudiesRemote SensingSnow HydrologyPrecipitationRadar ReflectivitySatellite SensorsSnow Cover Remote SensingSnow MonitoringSnow SciencePrecipitation Type ClassificationRadar Precipitation RetrievalRadar Snow ObservationReflectivitySatellite Precipitation RetrievalsSatellite-based Precipitation EstimationSnowfall EstimationSnowfall Measurement
The Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) on board the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) core satellite has reflectivity measurements at two different frequency bands, namely, Ku- and Ka-bands. The dual-frequency ratio from these measurements has been used to perform rain-type classification and microphysics retrieval in the current DPR level 2 algorithm. In this paper, a surface snowfall identification algorithm is developed using GPM DPR observations. This algorithm provides a new approach to detect snowfall through radar observations, such as measured dual-frequency ratio. This algorithm is developed using GPM DPR data as well as Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) X/Ka-band radar data during the snowfall experiment. Several snow events observed by both DPR and ground radars are used in the algorithm validation, showing good comparisons.
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