Scanning ARM Precipitation Radar (SAPR) Quasi-Vertical Profile (QVP)

Dataset · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5439/1491234· OSTI ID:1491234

Hemedinger, Jason ^[1]

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1. ORNL

The Quasi-Vertical Profiles (QVP) VAP averages quality-controlled radar measurements along the axis of the azimuth. QVP allows quick insight into domain mean hydrometeor (e.g., snow, rain, melting layer) location and polarimetric data. QVP data are derived from Corrected Moments in Antenna Coordinates Version 2 (CMAC2) using code within the Python ARM Radar Toolkit (Py-ART), an open-source architecture for interacting with radar data in the Python programming language.  

• Research Organization: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
• Contributing Organization: PNNL, BNL, ANL, ORNL
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1491234
• Availability: ORNL
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Radar reflectivity
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Precipitation
Hydrometeor types
ARM
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