pyart.retrieve.est_rain_rate_z¶

pyart.retrieve.est_rain_rate_z(radar, alpha=0.0376, beta=0.6112, refl_field=None, rr_field=None)[source]¶

Estimates rainfall rate from reflectivity using a power law.

Parameters

radar (Radar) – Radar object.
alpha, beta (floats, optional) – Factor (alpha) and exponent (beta) of the power law.
refl_field (str, optional) – Name of the reflectivity field to use.
rr_field (str, optional) – Name of the rainfall rate field.

Returns

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