The Cloud Resolving Model Radar Simulator (CR-SIM) Version 3.3

Authors

Mariko OueFollow
Aleksandra tatarevic, McGill UniversityFollow
Pavlos Kollias, SoMASFollow
Dié Wang, Brookhaven National LaboratoryFollow
Kwang Ming Yu, Brookhaven National LaboratoryFollow

Document Type

Research Data

Publication Date

9-5-2019

Keywords

radar, simulator, remote sensing, cloud, precipitation

Abstract

Ground-based observatories use multi-sensor observations to characterize cloud and precipitation properties. A challenge is how to design strategies to best use these observations to understand the atmosphere and evaluate atmospheric numerical prediction models. We developed the Cloud resolving model Radar SIMulator (CR-SIM), which uses output from high-resolution atmospheric models to emulate multi-wavelength, zenith-pointing, and scanning radar observables and multi-sensor (multi-radar and radar-lidar) integrated products. CR-SIM allows comparisons of the same variables between an atmospheric model simulation and remote sensing products using a forward modeling framework consistent with the microphysical assumptions used in the numerical model simulations. CR-SIM is licensed under the GNU GPL package and both the software and the user guide are freely available to scientific community.

Comments

A post-processing code that converts model grid coordinate to radar polar coordinate is attached as a supplemental file.

Recommended Citation

Oue, Mariko; tatarevic, Aleksandra; Kollias, Pavlos; Wang, Dié; and Yu, Kwang Ming, "The Cloud Resolving Model Radar Simulator (CR-SIM) Version 3.3" (2019). SoMAS Research Data. 4.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/somasdata/4