Can the Correlation between Radar and Cloud-to-Ground Daily Fields Help to Identify the Different Rainfall Regimes? The Case of Catalonia
The rainfall regime is changing in the Catalan territory, likely in most areas in the Mediterranean Basin. This variability, spatial and temporal, means that there may be periods of severe drought combined with periods of heavy rainfall and floods. In this way, the management of water resources is c...
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| description | The rainfall regime is changing in the Catalan territory, likely in most areas in the Mediterranean Basin. This variability, spatial and temporal, means that there may be periods of severe drought combined with periods of heavy rainfall and floods. In this way, the management of water resources is complicated and can produce a high impact on different social aspects. The high convective activity leads to investigating the relationship between the electric discharges and radar parameters (reflectivity, echo top, vertically integrated liquid, and accumulated rainfall). The correlation allows identifying some elements that may be significant in terms of changes in rainfall regimes. Besides, using several radar parameters apart from precipitation accumulation reveals interesting explicit patterns of the previously known. These patterns can help better understand the precipitation behavior and the changes associated with it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de32af05bff7491c87c11cf60275af682023-11-23T10:03:08ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-05-0113580810.3390/atmos13050808Can the Correlation between Radar and Cloud-to-Ground Daily Fields Help to Identify the Different Rainfall Regimes? The Case of CataloniaSergio Castillo0Tomeu Rigo1Carme Farnell2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, C/Ramírez de Arellano 37, 28043 Madrid, SpainServei Meteorològic de Catalunya, C/Berlin, 38, 08023 Barcelona, SpainServei Meteorològic de Catalunya, C/Berlin, 38, 08023 Barcelona, SpainThe rainfall regime is changing in the Catalan territory, likely in most areas in the Mediterranean Basin. This variability, spatial and temporal, means that there may be periods of severe drought combined with periods of heavy rainfall and floods. In this way, the management of water resources is complicated and can produce a high impact on different social aspects. The high convective activity leads to investigating the relationship between the electric discharges and radar parameters (reflectivity, echo top, vertically integrated liquid, and accumulated rainfall). The correlation allows identifying some elements that may be significant in terms of changes in rainfall regimes. Besides, using several radar parameters apart from precipitation accumulation reveals interesting explicit patterns of the previously known. These patterns can help better understand the precipitation behavior and the changes associated with it.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/5/808weather radarcloud-to-ground flashesrainfall regimessurveillanceCatalonialightning jump |
| spellingShingle | Sergio Castillo Tomeu Rigo Carme Farnell Can the Correlation between Radar and Cloud-to-Ground Daily Fields Help to Identify the Different Rainfall Regimes? The Case of Catalonia Atmosphere weather radar cloud-to-ground flashes rainfall regimes surveillance Catalonia lightning jump |
| title | Can the Correlation between Radar and Cloud-to-Ground Daily Fields Help to Identify the Different Rainfall Regimes? The Case of Catalonia |
| title_full | Can the Correlation between Radar and Cloud-to-Ground Daily Fields Help to Identify the Different Rainfall Regimes? The Case of Catalonia |
| title_fullStr | Can the Correlation between Radar and Cloud-to-Ground Daily Fields Help to Identify the Different Rainfall Regimes? The Case of Catalonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can the Correlation between Radar and Cloud-to-Ground Daily Fields Help to Identify the Different Rainfall Regimes? The Case of Catalonia |
| title_short | Can the Correlation between Radar and Cloud-to-Ground Daily Fields Help to Identify the Different Rainfall Regimes? The Case of Catalonia |
| title_sort | can the correlation between radar and cloud to ground daily fields help to identify the different rainfall regimes the case of catalonia |
| topic | weather radar cloud-to-ground flashes rainfall regimes surveillance Catalonia lightning jump |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/5/808 |
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