Conveners
Short Course 3: Microphysical Fingerprinting in Multi-Peaked Radar Doppler Spectra
- Martin Radenz (TROPOS)
- Teresa Vogl
Description
Cloud and precipitation processes are still a main source for uncertainties in weather prediction and climate change projections. Doppler spectra of polarimetric radars provide a wealth of information on microphysical processes, but multi-peaked situations are still challenging to analyze, especially on a large scale. This short course gives insights in fingerprints of microphysical processes inherent in polarimetric radar observations and how this information can be extracted with the peako and peakTree toolkits, including a hands-on part. Using example datasets from recent campaigns, the attendees will learn how to find the optimum parameters for the peak finding algorithm, how these parameters are then used to transfer the Doppler spectrum into a binary tree of radar moments, and how this data structure can be used to gain insights into microphysical processes.
