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CLUTTER MITIGATION DECISION (CMD) INVESTIGATION OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR SINGLE POLARIZATION CMD. Mike Dixon, John Hubbert, Greg Meymaris and Scott Ellis National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, Colorado. Technical Interchange Meeting for NEXRAD enhancements ROC, NSSL, NCAR. Boulder, CO
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CLUTTER MITIGATION DECISION (CMD)INVESTIGATION OF IMPROVEMENTSFOR SINGLE POLARIZATION CMD Mike Dixon, John Hubbert, Greg Meymaris and Scott EllisNational Center for Atmospheric ResearchBoulder, Colorado Technical Interchange Meeting for NEXRAD enhancementsROC, NSSL, NCAR Boulder, CO June 2010
Presentation overview • Phasor diagrams • KEMX example • KFTG low-angle tilt • KFTG high-angle tilt
KEMX – clutter - original vs. modified CPA Original CPA Modified CPA
KEMX – clutter - original vs. modified CPA Original CPA Modified CPA
KEMX – Reflectivity DBZ DBZ Filtered
KEMX – TDBZ and SPIN TDBZ SPIN
KEMX – CPA and CMD flag New CPA CMD flag
Conclusion – Improved CPA needs tuning and testing • Method: compute CPA using some fraction of the parts which yield a maximum value. • This leads to higher values of CPA and a generally smoother result. • In addition to being smoother, this version of CPA shows higher values in both clutter and weather. • Therefore, further tuning and testing is required.