Initial assessment of radar reflectivity-rainfall rate, Z-R relationships for moderate rain events in Malaysia

Sobli, Nuurul Hudaa and Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil and Mohd. Isa, Farah Nadia and Mansor, Hasmah (2013) Initial assessment of radar reflectivity-rainfall rate, Z-R relationships for moderate rain events in Malaysia. In: Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA), 2013 IEEE Symposium on , 22-25 Sept. 2013 , Kuching, Malaysia .

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Abstract

and rainfall rate (R), identified as Z-R relationships have been derived to facilitate the rainfall rate estimation by weather radar. Most of the previously proposed Z-R relationships were implied as too generalized and only applicable within the region that has identical climate characteristics or behavior. Based on such notion, the most accurate Z-R relationship applicable for Malaysian weather radar therefore needs to be investigated and identified. In this paper, two renowned models will be evaluated on how well they fit to Malaysian weather radar data. Preliminary comparisons between the previously proposed Z-R relationships using newly acquired radar data in Malaysia and ground-based rain gauge measurements are also presented. The use of inaccurate relationship can cause error in radar rainfall estimates. This might pose unacceptable risk for the aviation industry where accurate, dependable weather information deduced by radar system is expected at all times.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Additional Information:	5394/34373 SCOPUS
Uncontrolled Keywords:	radar reflectivity; Z-R relationship; rainfall rate; weather radar; equatorial region
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Hasmah Mansor
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2014 09:36
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2022 09:50
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/34373

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