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A Study on Hydrometeor Classification and Application Based on X-band Dual-polarization Radar Measurements
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    Hydrometeor classification is one of the most important applications of the dual-polarization radar. In this paper, based on quality-controlled observations of the IAP-714XDP-A X-band dual-polarization radar, the radar reflectivity and differential reflectivity are corrected by the slide self-consistency correction method. Texture parameters SD(ZH) and SD(fDP) are then used to distinguish between meteorological echoes and non-meteorological echoes. Finally, a fuzzy logic hydrometeor classification method is established for the X-band dual-polarization radar based on radar parameters ZH, ZDR, KDP, rHV, temperature T, and texture parameters SD(ZH) and SD(fDP). The classification of the meteorological echoes and non-meteorological echoes using SD(ZH) and SD(fDP) is verified against low-elevation observations on 7 August 2016. The results show that the combination of SD(ZH) and SD(fDP) can effectively distinguish meteorological and non-meteorological (ground cluster) echoes. Based on the case study of a hail event that occurred in Beijing on 7 August 2015, the fuzzy logic hydrometeor classification method is validated. The classification results of the hail are in good agreement with the ground observation results, indicating that the input parameters of different hydrometeor classification in the method are reasonable. The method is also used to classify hydrometeors in convective clouds that were in the developing stage on 14 September 2016. It is found that the strong updraft could bring low-level raindrops up into the layer above the freezing level. These raindrops then became supercooled rain and froze to form hail embryos that can develop into hailstones.

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冯亮,肖辉,孙跃.2018. X波段双偏振雷达水凝物粒子相态识别应用研究[J].气候与环境研究,23(3):366-386. FENG Liang, XIAO Hui, SUN Yue.2018. A Study on Hydrometeor Classification and Application Based on X-band Dual-polarization Radar Measurements[J]. Climatic and Environmental Research (in Chinese],23(3):366-386.

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  • Received:August 31,2017
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  • Online: May 24,2018
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