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http://dx.doi.org/10.9728/dcs.2018.19.7.1333

Implementation of a Display and Analysis Program to improve the Utilization of Radar Rainfall  

Noh, Hui-Seong (Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, KICT)
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Journal of Digital Contents Society / v.19, no.7, 2018 , pp. 1333-1339 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, as disasters caused by weather such as heavy rains have increased, interests in forecasting weather and disasters using radars have been increasing, and related studies have also been actively performed. As the Ministry of Environment(ME) has established and operated a radar network on a national scale, utilization of radars has been emphasized. However, persons in charge and researchers, who want to use the data from radars need to understand characteristics of the radar data and are also experiencing a lot of trials and errors when converting and calibrating the radar data from Universal Format(UF) files. Hence, this study developed a Radar Display and Analysis Program(RaDAP) based on Graphic User Interface(GUI) using the Java Programming Language in order for UF-type radar data to be generated in an ASCII-formatted image file and text file. The developed program can derive desired radar rainfall data and minimize the time required to perform its analysis. Therefore, it is expected that this program will contribute to enhancing the utilization of radar data in various fields.
Keywords
Radar; Radar Rainfall; Universal Format Data; GUI Program; Hydrometeorology;
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