pyart.retrieve.est_rain_rate_kdp#
- pyart.retrieve.est_rain_rate_kdp(radar, alpha=None, beta=None, kdp_field=None, rr_field=None)[source]#
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.
Reference
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Figueras et al. Long-term monitoring of French polarimetric radar data
quality and evaluation of several polarimetric quantitative precipitation
estimators in ideal conditions for operational implementation at C-band.
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 2012.
https (//doi.org/10.1002/qj.1934)