Evaluation of Rainfall Estimates from the WSR-88D Doppler Radar Using Data from aRecording Rain Gauge Network

摘要

The TEXARC field experiment conducted during August 1994 in the vicinity of BigSpring, Texas, provided an opportunity to evaluate the accuracy of rainfall estimates derived from the reflectivity data of the WSR-88D radar located in Lubbock, Texas. Storm Total Precipitation values produced by the radar software were compared with rainfall measured with a network of Belfort recording rain gages. Data from a 6-hr period on August 31, 1994, have been presented.