Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is an agency which relies on a
network of nearly 300 rain gauges in order to provide rainfall data for use in operations,
modeling, water supply planning, and environmental projects. However, the prevalence
of convective and tropical rain events in South Florida during the wet season presents a
challenge in that the current rain gauge network may not fully capture rainfall
demonstrating high spatial variability. NEXRAD (Next Generation Radar) technology
offers water management officials the advantage of providing a spatial account of
rainfall, although the relative quality of radar rainfall measurements remains largely
unknown. The intent of this study is to examine the relationship between gauge-adjusted
NEXRAD data and corresponding rain gauge measurements in order to assess the relative
performance of radar and rain gauge technologies for a variety of different conditions.
network of nearly 300 rain gauges in order to provide rainfall data for use in operations,
modeling, water supply planning, and environmental projects. However, the prevalence
of convective and tropical rain events in South Florida during the wet season presents a
challenge in that the current rain gauge network may not fully capture rainfall
demonstrating high spatial variability. NEXRAD (Next Generation Radar) technology
offers water management officials the advantage of providing a spatial account of
rainfall, although the relative quality of radar rainfall measurements remains largely
unknown. The intent of this study is to examine the relationship between gauge-adjusted
NEXRAD data and corresponding rain gauge measurements in order to assess the relative
performance of radar and rain gauge technologies for a variety of different conditions.
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