NEXRAD Rainfall Data: Eureka, California

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Parameters PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT PRECIPITATION > RAIN RADAR > DOPPLER VELOCITY RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY Instruments NEXRAD : NEXT GENERATION RADAR

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Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) Weather Surveillance Radar 1988 (WSR-88D) measurements were used to support AMSR-E rainfall validation efforts in Eureka, California, USA. WSR-88D radar has a measurement range radius of 150-200 km. It measures instantaneous rain rate, stratiform/convective rain type, in addition to radar reflectivity, with a 2 km resolution for most products. Level 2 and level 3 products are available from NOAA National Climatic Data Center.

The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) is a mission instrument launched aboard NASA's Aqua Satellite on 04 May 2002. AMSR-E validation studies linked to rainfall experiments are designed to evaluate the accuracy of AMSR-E precipitation data.

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Ferraro, Ralph and David Wolff. 2008. NEXRAD Rainfall Data: Eureka, California. [indicate subset used]. Asheville, North Carolina USA: National Climatic Data Center.

See Also

• Information on radar data fron NCDC
• Description of NEXRAD products from NCDC
• NSIDC AVDM Rainfall Data
• NOAA/NCDC NEXRAD site
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