Rosario-Colón, José J.

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    Preliminary study of the melting layer in the tropic using a polarimetric doppler x-band radar
    (2013) Rosario-Colón, José J.; Colom-Ustáriz, José G.; College of Engineering; Cruz-Pol, Sandra L.; León Colón, Leyda V.; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Ríos-López, Isabel
    In many parts of the world, the atmospheric melting layer affects the quantification of precipitation made by weather radars. The purpose of this study is to confirm the presence of the melting layer in the Caribbean Tropic using a ground-based radar. Some of the characteristics of the melting layer, such as the height and width, are computed through algorithms developed in this work. A statistical analysis of the percentage of times the melting layer is present in the atmosphere during this study is also completed. Finally, with the statistical analysis and the characteristics of the melting layer, it is determined the necessity to incorporate algorithms in the TropiNet radars to correct for attenuation or errors in the quantification of precipitation caused by the melting layer.