NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization Program

A Program of the NOAA Operational Support Facility (OSF)

Jointly Supported by the NCAR ATD and RAP Divisions

URL of this page: http://www.rap.ucar.edu/projects/nexrad_dqo/index.html


Technical Reports on the Web


All technical reports for the NEXRAD Data Quality Optimization program are kept on a web page at NCAR/ATD. Click here to go to that web page.


Movie loops of the Radar Echo Classifier algorithms

The movie loops (indicated in the link below) show the performance of the detection algorithms within the Radar Echo Classifier, or REC. Currently, the REC has 3 algorithms: the AP detection algorithm (APDA), the precipitation detection algorithm (PDA) and the clear air detection algorithm (CADA). Various radars are shown that include several NEXRAD sites and the NCAR S-Pol radar.

Click here for movies

List of Related Publications

Kessinger, C., S. Ellis, and J. Van Andel, 2003: The radar echo classifier: A fuzzy logic algorithm for the WSR-88D. 3rd Conference on Artificial Applications to the Environmental Science, American Meteorological Society, Long Beach, CA, 9-13 February 2003.

Ellis, S., C. Kessinger, J. Van Andel, and J. Keeler, 2003: Mitigating ground clutter contamination in the WSR-88D. Submitted to the 19th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, American Meteorological Society, Long Beach, CA, 9-13 February 2003.

Ellis, S., C. Kessinger, J. Van Andel, and R.J. Keeler, 2002: Mitigating ground clutter contamination in the WSR-88D. Proc. Open Symposium on Propagation and Remote Sensing, URSI Commission-F, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 12 - 15 Feb, 2002.

Kessinger, C., S. Ellis, and J. VanAndel, 2002: NEXRAD data quality: An update on the AP Mitigation Scheme. Preprints, 18th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Orlando, January 2002, American Meteorological Society.

Kessinger, C., S. Ellis, and J. Van Andel, 2001: NEXRAD Data Quality Enhancements: The AP Clutter Mitigation Scheme. Preprints, 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, AMS, Munich, Germany, 19-25 July 2001, p 707-709.

M. Robinson*, M. Steiner*, D.B. Wolff*, C. Kessinger, and R.A. Fulton*, 2001: Radar Data Quality Control: Evaluation of several algorithms based on accumulating rainfall statistics. Preprints, 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, AMS, Munich, Germany, 19-25 July 2001, p 274-276.

Robinson, M., M. Steiner, D.B. Wolff, B.S. Ferrier, and C.Kessinger, 2000: Evaluation of various radar data quality control algorithms based on accumulated radar rainfall statistics. Poster presented at the Spring Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 30 May-3 June 2000.

Steiner, M., J.A. Smith, M. Robinson, D.B. Wolff, C. Kessinger, J. Van Andel, D.J. Seo and R.A. Fulton, 2000: Evaluation of various radar data quality control algorithms based on accumulated radar rainfall statistics. Poster presented at the TRMM U.S. Science Team Meeting, Greenbelt, MA, 30 October - 2 November 2000.

Kessinger, C., and J. Van Andel, 2001: The Radar Echo Classifier for the WSR-88D. Preprints, 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology, AMS, Albuquerque, NM, 14-18 January 2001, p 137-141.

Kessinger, C., S. Ellis, and J. Van Andel, 2001: NEXRAD Data Quality Enhancements: The AP Clutter Mitigation Scheme. Submitted to the 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology, AMS, Munich, Germany, 19-25 July 2001.

Kessinger, C., S. Ellis and J. VanAndel, 1999: A fuzzy logic AP clutter detection algorithm for the WSR-88D, Preprints, 29th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July, American Meteorology Society.

Keeler, R.J., C. Kessinger, S. Ellis, and J. VanAndel, 1999: Implementation of Nexrad AP clutter mitigation scheme, Preprints, 29th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July, American Meteorology Society.

Steiner, M., ..., C. Kessinger, 1999: Comparison and assessment of radar data quality control algorithms, Preprints, 29th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July, American Meteorology Society.

VanAndel, J., C. Kessinger, and D. Ecoff, 1999: Implementation of an AP clutter analysis tool, Preprints, 29th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July, American Meteorology Society.

Kessinger, C., C. Frush, and S. Ellis, 1999: Preliminary experiments with AP clutter recognition using WSR-88D data collected with the A1DA time-series recorder. Preprints, 15th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology, Dallas, Texas, 11-15 January, American Meteorological Society.

Kessinger, C., S. Ellis, and J. VanAndel, 1999: An algorithm to detect anomalously- propagated ground clutter for the WSR-88D. Preprints, 15th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology, Dallas, Texas, 11-15 January, American Meteorological Society.

Kessinger, C., S. Ellis, and J. VanAndel, 1999: Detection of anomalously-propagated ground clutter using fuzzy logic. URSI Conference, Boulder, CO, 4-8 January. Smith, M., and C. Kessinger, 1997: Aircraft and hazardous weather detection algorithms in the Multi-Purpose Airport Radar (MPAR). Preprints, 28th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Austin, Texas, 7-12 September, American Meteorological Society, 264-265.


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Last modified: 24 October 2000 12:00:00 pm
Web Page Author: Cathy Kessinger
NCAR DQ Team: Jeff Keeler, Cathy Kessinger, Scott Ellis, Joe VanAndel, and Don Ferraro