Rainfall rate - data measured with an X-band radar at 213 m height in Cabauw

This dataset contains post-processed X-band (central frequency of 9.475 GHz) weather radar data from the TU Delft IRCTR drizzle radar IDRA. It includes plan-position indicators (PPI) of the specific differential phase, the differential backscatter phase, and the estimated rainfall rate. IDRA is mounted at the top of the Cabauw tower at 213 m agl., and is scanning horizontally at a fixed low elevation angle, covering a slant range of 15 km with a range resolution of 30 m. IDRA thus provides the horizontally spatial distribution of precipitation over the CESAR observatory.

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Last Updated September 4, 2023, 15:20 (UTC)
Created September 4, 2023, 15:20 (UTC)
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access_constraints ["https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.nl"]
bbox-east-long 5.145
bbox-north-lat 52.102
bbox-south-lat 51.105
bbox-west-long 4.707
contact-email opendata@knmi.nl
coupled-resource []
dataset-reference-date [{"type": "publication", "value": "2019-10-08"}]
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licence ["No use limitations"]
lineage Based on the dual-polarimetric radar moments measured by IDRA, the specific differential phase, the differential backscatter phase and the rainfall rate are estimated.
metadata-date 2019-11-12
metadata-language eng
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responsible-party [{"name": "Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI)", "roles": ["pointOfContact"]}]
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temporal-extent-begin 2010-10-01
temporal-extent-end 2018-10-27