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On the value of operationally synthesized multiple‐Doppler wind fields
Author(s) -
Bousquet Olivier,
Tabary Pierre,
Parent du Châtelet Jacques
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2007gl030464
Subject(s) - doppler effect , radar , software deployment , doppler radar , remote sensing , meteorology , computer science , range (aeronautics) , wind speed , environmental science , kinematics , radial velocity , weather radar , geology , aerospace engineering , telecommunications , physics , engineering , classical mechanics , astronomy , operating system , stars , computer vision
The ability to collect radial velocity measurements at long range resulting from the deployment of innovative Doppler schemes within operational radar networks brings new perspectives in terms of exploitation of operational Doppler data, including the ability to routinely retrieve meso‐ β three‐dimensional (3‐D) multiple‐Doppler wind fields over extensive areas. In this paper, we evaluate the potential of this new capability in terms of operational applications using radar data collected by the French radar network ARAMIS. The retrieved 3‐D wind fields are shown to provide reliable and continuous mapping of the kinematic structure of rain events and appear particularly suitable for both short term forecasting and model verification purposes.