pyart.retrieve.est_rain_rate_kdp

pyart.retrieve.est_rain_rate_kdp(radar, alpha=None, beta=None, kdp_field=None, rr_field=None)

Estimates rainfall rate from kdp using alpha power law.

Parameters

• radar (Radar) – Radar object.

• alpha, beta (floats, optional) – Factor (alpha) and exponent (beta) of the power law. If not set the factors are going to be determined according to the radar frequency.

• kdp_field (str, optional) – Name of the specific differential phase field to use.

• rr_field (str, optional) – Name of the rainfall rate field.

Returns

rain (dict) – Field dictionary containing the rainfall rate.