A cross frequency performance comparison of dual polarization attenuation correction algorithms at X and S band

Abstract

The Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E) was conducted in northern Oklahoma during the summer of 2011. This experiment provided a unique opportunity wherein a network of X-band radars was deployed within the range of dual polarized C-band and S-band radars. While the X-band network concept is popular, as can be seen by the success of the Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) project, careful microphysical observations comparing X-band and non-attenuated S-band are rare. This paper shows preliminary results of X-band network retrievals of microphysical compared with S-band.