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Radar Forward Operator for Verification of Cloud Resolving Simulations within the COSMO Model


Author: Jerger, Dorit
Source: Directory of Open Access Books
Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing
ISBN: 9783731501725
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In this work, various simulation methods of the effective radar reflectivity factor and its attenuation by atmospheric particles from the variables of the COSMO model have been implemented within a so-called radar forward operator, and its output was compared to measurements from the German radar network. To perform a statistically reliable model verification, contoured frequency by altitude diagrams (CFADs) were used and refined.