On Gauge Adjustment of Radar Rain Rates by Normalized Norm Analysis

Masaharu FUJITA

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS (1976-1990)   Vol.E69    No.10    pp.1064-1067
Publication Date: 1986/10/25
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Print ISSN: 0000-0000
Type of Manuscript: LETTER
Category: Radio Wave Applications
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Summary: 
A normalized norm between the time series of radar and gauge rain rates is defined as a measure of agreement between them. The calibration constant of a radar for rain measurements is determined to be the value which minimizes the normalized norm between the radar and gauge rain rates. The results of the experiment show the rain-to-rain variation of the calibration constant. The variation can be partly explained as due to the variation of raindrop size distribution.