pyart.correct.calc_noise_floor

pyart.correct.calc_noise_floor(radar, field, height)

Calculation for getting the noise floor

Parameters:

• radar (Radar) – Py-ART Radar object containing data.

• field (string) – Reflectivity field name to correct.

• height (string) – Height name to use in correction.

Returns:

noise (array) – Returns the noise floor value for each time sample.

References

Kollias, P., I. Jo, P. Borque, A. Tatarevic, K. Lamer, N. Bharadwaj, K. Widener, K. Johnson, and E.E. Clothiaux, 2014: Scanning ARM Cloud Radars. Part II: Data Quality Control and Processing. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 31, 583–598, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00045.1