Written by Bryan Burlingame
WDSS-II Guide to Interpolating Reflectivity to -10˚C Level in RAP/RUC Data
The process of obtaining data from multiple radars, quality controlling the data, merging the various radars to a common three dimensional latitude and longitude grid, and then interpolating that radar reflectivity to the -10˚C level found in RAP/RUC data is explained here. This process was conducted and then this document created by Bryan Burlingame (burling6@uwm.edu) and Dr. Clark Evans at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the purpose of identifying Convective Initiation (CI) in hours immediately following Mesoscale Predictability Experiment (MPEX) research flights.
Lak’s note:
The entire document is being posted in three pieces for easier searchability. The steps to create the Reflectivity-10C product are:
- Get RUC/RAP data into WDSS-II
- Create QCed radar data from Level-II
- Mosaic radar data taking into account temperature level
Thanks to Bryan for sending me these instructions.