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A study of the relation between radar and raingage indicated rainfall over northern California

Creator:

Strem, Eric Thomas

Abstract:

The WSR-57 weather radar operated by the National Weather Service at Sacramento, California, plus a network of precipitation gages provided data for this comparison of radar reflectivity with precipitation rates. Located in a valley with mountains within range of the radar on three sides, this radar has varying sensitivity for...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

layer of air below the beam, some of the precipitation which was detected by the radar may evaporate