Hydro-meteorological hazards like convective outbreaks leading to torrential rain and floods are among the most critical environmental issues world-wide. In that context weather radar observations have proven to be very useful in providing information on the spatial distribution of rainfall that can support early warning of floods. However, quantitative precipitation estimation by radar is subjected to many limitations and uncertainties. The use of dual-polarization at high frequency (i.e. X-band) has proven particularly useful for mitigating some of the limitation of operational systems, by exploiting the benefit of easiness to transport and deploy and the high spatial and temporal resolution achievable at small antenna sizes. New developments on X-band dual-polarization technology in recent years have received the interest of scientific and operational communities in these systems. New enterprises are focusing on the advancement of cost-efficient mini-radar network technology, based on highfrequency (mainly X-band) and low-power weather radar systems for weather monitoring and hydro-meteorological forecasting
Hydro-meteorological hazards like convective outbreaks leading to torrential rain and floods are among the most critical environmental issues world-wide. In that context weather radar observations have proven to be very useful in providing information on the spatial distribution of rainfall that can support early warning of floods. However, quantitative precipitation estimation by radar is subjected to many limitations and uncertainties. The use of dual-polarization at high frequency (i.e. X-band) has proven particularly useful for mitigating some of the limitation of operational systems, by exploiting the benefit of easiness to transport and deploy and the high spatial and temporal resolution achievable at small antenna sizes. New developments on X-band dual-polarization technology in recent years have received the interest of scientific and operational communities in these systems. New enterprises are focusing on the advancement of cost-efficient mini-radar network technology, based on highfrequency (mainly X-band) and low-power weather radar systems for weather monitoring and hydro-meteorological forecasting
Coupling X-band dual-polarized mini-radars and hydro-meteorological forecast models: the HYDRORAD project / E., Picciotti; Marzano, FRANK SILVIO; E. N., Anagnostou; J., Kalogiros; Y., Fessas; A., Volpi; V., Cazac; R., Pace; G., Cinque; L., Bernardini; K., De Sanctis; Montopoli, Mario; M. N., Anagnostou; A., Telleschi. - In: NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES. - ISSN 1561-8633. - 13:(2013), pp. 1229-1241. [10.5194/nhess-13-1229-2013]
Coupling X-band dual-polarized mini-radars and hydro-meteorological forecast models: the HYDRORAD project
MARZANO, FRANK SILVIO;MONTOPOLI, MARIO;
2013
Abstract
Hydro-meteorological hazards like convective outbreaks leading to torrential rain and floods are among the most critical environmental issues world-wide. In that context weather radar observations have proven to be very useful in providing information on the spatial distribution of rainfall that can support early warning of floods. However, quantitative precipitation estimation by radar is subjected to many limitations and uncertainties. The use of dual-polarization at high frequency (i.e. X-band) has proven particularly useful for mitigating some of the limitation of operational systems, by exploiting the benefit of easiness to transport and deploy and the high spatial and temporal resolution achievable at small antenna sizes. New developments on X-band dual-polarization technology in recent years have received the interest of scientific and operational communities in these systems. New enterprises are focusing on the advancement of cost-efficient mini-radar network technology, based on highfrequency (mainly X-band) and low-power weather radar systems for weather monitoring and hydro-meteorological forecastingI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
