Open AccessVerification of numerical modeling of atmospheric dynamics using the measurements of radar reflectivity
Author(s) -
Ekaterina Svechnikova,
Nikolay Ilin,
E. A. Mareev,
S. B. Hovakimyan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/840/1/012004
Subject(s) - radar , reflectivity , probabilistic logic , computer science , moment (physics) , remote sensing , atmospheric model , quality (philosophy) , atmospheric dynamics , algorithm , meteorology , physics , geology , optics , artificial intelligence , atmosphere (unit) , telecommunications , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics
Numerical modeling is one of the main research tools in modern atmospheric physics. The complexity of the verification of modeling is related to the probabilistic nature of the atmospheric processes under study. We define the quality of modeling as the accuracy of describing the general dynamics, and not as the equality of measured and modeled physical quantities at any specific time moment. The paper proposes a verification method based on comparing the measured and modeled spatial distribution of radar reflectivity. The method is applied to compare the quality of modeling with different microphysical schemes for the mountainous region.