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http://dx.doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2009.42.12.1039

A Method to Evaluate the Radar Rainfall Accuracy for Hydrological Application  

Bae, Deg-Hyo (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engrg., Sejong Univ)
Phuong, Tran Ahn (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engrg., Sejong Univ)
Yoon, Seong-Sim (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engrg., Sejong Univ)
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Journal of Korea Water Resources Association / v.42, no.12, 2009 , pp. 1039-1052 More about this Journal
Abstract
Radar measurement with high temporal and spatial resolutions can be a valuable source of data, especially in the areas where rain gauge installment is not practical. However, this kind of data brings with it many errors. The objective of this paper is to propose a method to evaluate statistically the quantitative and qualitative accuracy at different radar ranges, temporal intervals and raingage densities and use a bias adjustment technique to improve the quality of radar rainfall for the purpose of hydrological application. The method is tested with the data of 2 storm events collected at Jindo (S band) and Kwanak (C band) radar stations. The obtained results show that the accuracy of radar rainfall estimation increases when time interval rises. Radar data at the shorter range seems to be more accurate than the further one, especially for C-band radar. Using the Monte Carlo simulation experiment, we find out that the sampling error of the bias between radar and gauge rainfall reduces nonlinearly with increasing raingage density. The accuracy can be improved considerably if the real-time bias adjustment is applied, making adjusted radar rainfall to be adequately good to apply for hydrological application.
Keywords
Radar rainfall; accuracy; hydrological application; sampling error; time interval; radar range;
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