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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Aufsatznummer | 118 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Data |
| Jahrgang | 4 |
| Ausgabenummer | 3 |
| Frühes Online-Datum | 2 Aug. 2019 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Sept. 2019 |
Abstract
Quantitative precipitation estimates (QPE) derived from weather radars provide spatially and temporally highly resolved rainfall data. However they are also subject to systematic and random bias and various potential uncertainties and therefore require thorough quality checks before usage. The dataset described in this paper is a collection of precipitation statistics calculated from the hourly nationwide German RADKLIM and RADOLAN QPEs provided by the German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)) which were combined with rainfall statistics derived from rain gauge data for intercomparison. Moreover additional information on parameters that can potentially influence radar data quality such as the height above sea level, information on wind energy plants and the distance to the next radar station were included in the dataset. The resulting two point shapefiles are readable with all common GIS and constitutes a spatially highly resolved rainfall statistics geodataset for the period 2006 to 2017 which can be used for statistical rainfall analyses or for the derivation of model inputs. Furthermore the publication of this data collection has the potential to benefit other users who intend to use precipitation data for any purpose in Germany and to identify the rainfall dataset that is best suited for their application by a straightforward comparison of three rainfall datasets without any tedious data processing and georeferencing.
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in: Data, Jahrgang 4, Nr. 3, 118, 09.2019.
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T1 - A rainfall data intercomparison dataset of RADKLIM, RADOLAN, and rain gauge data for Germany
AU - Kreklow, Jennifer
AU - Tetzlaff, Björn
AU - Kuhnt, Gerald
AU - Burkhard, Benjamin
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - Quantitative precipitation estimates (QPE) derived from weather radars provide spatially and temporally highly resolved rainfall data. However they are also subject to systematic and random bias and various potential uncertainties and therefore require thorough quality checks before usage. The dataset described in this paper is a collection of precipitation statistics calculated from the hourly nationwide German RADKLIM and RADOLAN QPEs provided by the German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)) which were combined with rainfall statistics derived from rain gauge data for intercomparison. Moreover additional information on parameters that can potentially influence radar data quality such as the height above sea level, information on wind energy plants and the distance to the next radar station were included in the dataset. The resulting two point shapefiles are readable with all common GIS and constitutes a spatially highly resolved rainfall statistics geodataset for the period 2006 to 2017 which can be used for statistical rainfall analyses or for the derivation of model inputs. Furthermore the publication of this data collection has the potential to benefit other users who intend to use precipitation data for any purpose in Germany and to identify the rainfall dataset that is best suited for their application by a straightforward comparison of three rainfall datasets without any tedious data processing and georeferencing.
AB - Quantitative precipitation estimates (QPE) derived from weather radars provide spatially and temporally highly resolved rainfall data. However they are also subject to systematic and random bias and various potential uncertainties and therefore require thorough quality checks before usage. The dataset described in this paper is a collection of precipitation statistics calculated from the hourly nationwide German RADKLIM and RADOLAN QPEs provided by the German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)) which were combined with rainfall statistics derived from rain gauge data for intercomparison. Moreover additional information on parameters that can potentially influence radar data quality such as the height above sea level, information on wind energy plants and the distance to the next radar station were included in the dataset. The resulting two point shapefiles are readable with all common GIS and constitutes a spatially highly resolved rainfall statistics geodataset for the period 2006 to 2017 which can be used for statistical rainfall analyses or for the derivation of model inputs. Furthermore the publication of this data collection has the potential to benefit other users who intend to use precipitation data for any purpose in Germany and to identify the rainfall dataset that is best suited for their application by a straightforward comparison of three rainfall datasets without any tedious data processing and georeferencing.
KW - GIS
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KW - Rain gauge
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DO - 10.3390/data4030118
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