@inproceedings{20a11a09219d4be8b71b84fe1122c8ef,
title = "High resolution X-Band radar rainfall estimates for a Mediterranean to hyper-arid transition area",
abstract = "This study investigates the quantitative accuracy of two X-Band weather radars recently installed in the Northern Negev (Israel). The area raises interest due to its strong climatological gradient that, in less than 100 km, ranges from Mediterranean, where land is extensively used for agriculture, to arid, where flash floods often cause casualties and damage. Rainfall estimates from the X-Band radars are processed in order to correct the effects of i) ground echoes, ii) beam blockage and iii) attenuation of the radar beam. Measures from a relatively sparse raingauge network (∼1/200 km-2) and a carefully corrected C-Band weather radar are used as a reference to quantify the accuracy of X-Band rainfall estimates on a set of rainfall events occurred during the first years of measurements.",
keywords = "Accuracy, Agriculture, Attenuation, Meteorological radar, Meteorology, Radar antennas",
author = "F. Marra and A. Lokshin and R. Notarpietro and M. Gabella and M. Branca and Bonfil, {D. J.} and E. Morin",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 17th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015 ; Conference date: 07-09-2015 Through 11-09-2015",
year = "2015",
month = oct,
day = "12",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAA.2015.7297104",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
series = "Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "203--206",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2015",
address = "الولايات المتّحدة",
}