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Extracted Radar Columns and In-Situ Sensors (RadCLss) Dataset

14 March 2022 Case

In order to evaluate the SAIL field campaign snowfall retrievals, a dataset containing the radar column above each of our sites of interest, matched with in-situ ground observations is desired.

Current List of Supported In-Situ Ground Observations

  • Pluvio Weighing Bucket Precipitation Gauge [WBPLUVIO2] (DOI: 10.5439/1338194)

  • Surface Meteorological Instrumentation [MET] (DOI: 10.5439/1786358)

  • Laser Disdrometer [LD] (DOI: 10.5439/1779709)

  • Balloon-borne sounding system [SONDEWNPN] (DOI: 10.5439/1595321)

  • Radar Wind Profiler [915RWPPRECIPMOMENTHIGH]

Imports

Define Processing Variables

Define Functions

Define the Location of the SAIL Sites.

List the Available CSU X-Band Corrected Precipitation Radar Moments in Antenna Coordinates Version 2 (CMAC2.0) Files

In contrast to the Merged CSU X-Band files previously used, the CSU X-Band CMAC2.0 files have been corrected for beam blockage and clutter, as well as, undergone additional processing.

Z-S Relationships previously explored are applied during the CMAC2.0 processing of the CSU X-Band data. Therefore, all we need to do now is extract the radar columns and combine with ground instruments.

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CPU times: user 12min 6s, sys: 54.2 s, total: 13min
Wall time: 14min 26s

Combine all Extracted Radar Columns to Form Daily Timeseries

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Define Dictionary of Variables to Remove from Each Datastream

1) Add in the Pluvio Weighing Bucket Data

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2) Add the Surface Meteorological Station (MET) to the Matched Dataset

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3) Add the Laser Disdrometer to the Matched Dataset - M1 Sites

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4) Add Second Laser Disdrometer - S2 Site

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5) Add the Radar Wind Profiler (High Powered)

NOTE: RWP Data are missing for March 14, 2022; ACT Discovery will alert if data are unavailable
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Check datastream name, start, and end date.

6) Add the Radiosonde Data

Note: There could be multiple launches per day and not all are successful.

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7) Define the Meta Data Standards for Matched Dataset

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8) Save the DataSet