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WP6: Anaprop Modelling
U. Essex
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Anaprop model components• Refractivity { height, range, azimuth} from NWP data
– NWP data: temp, humidity { pressure, cartesian grid coords of polar stereographic map}
• Parabolic Equation Method propagation model– Simulated path loss { height, range } at each azimuth
• Terrain backscatter (dBZ) extraction – Function of incident intensity and wavefront angle with terrain slope
• PPI display of anaprop model and observed radar reflectivities– Simultaneous display using colour and contour plots on terrain
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3Regions of high negative modified refractive gradient
Modified refractivity, M (r, z)
Puig Bernat Radar, Catalunya 03.00,19/07/2003Azimuth = 250 degrees
Colour palette units:Modified refractivity (ppm)
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4High negative modified refractive gradient
Low path loss at terrain level at ranges of 87-91 km and 136-138 km
PEM simulated path loss
Radar elevation: 0.7 degreesRadar height: 30 metresBeam bandwidth: ~ 1 degreeFrequency: 6 GHz
Puig Bernat Radar, Catalunya 03.00,19/07/2003Azimuth = 250 degrees
Colour palette units:One way path loss (dB)
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PEM simulationAzimuth = 250o
Regions of high reflectivity at ranges of 87-91 km and 136-138 km are in good agreement with PEM simulation
Observed radar reflectivity
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Terrain backscatter (dBZ) extraction
• Terrain backscatter (dBZ) { incident intensity, wavefront angle with terrain slope}– Extract incident field from (incident + reflected)
• by filtering in elevation angle domain relative to terrain slope at each range step
– i.e. via Fourier transform of field amplitude { height}– Derive intensity and angle with terrain slope at terrain level– Apply model of radar backscattering cross section per unit area
• Function of grazing angle and surface roughness for bare soil model– Express terrain backscatter in dBZ
• by equating received radar power to that expected from raindrops in absence of anaprop
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Radar elevation: 0.7 degreesRadar height: 30 metresBeam bandwidth: ~ 1 degreeFrequency: 6 GHz
Puig Bernat Radar, Catalunya 03.00,19/07/2003Azimuth = 250 degrees
Modelled radar reflectivity
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Modelled radar reflectivity
Radar elevation: 0.7 degreesRadar height: 30 metresBeam bandwidth: ~ 1 degreeFrequency: 6 GHz
Puig Bernat Radar, Catalunya 03.00,19/07/2003
Max radar range: 250 km (20km/div)Reflectivity display range: -10 to 70 dBZ
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Observed radar reflectivity
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Modelled terrain coast
Puig Bernat Radar, Catalunya 03.00,19/07/2003
Max radar range: 250 km (20km/div)