Research Article

Operational C-Band Dual-Polarization Radar QPE for the Subtropical Complex Terrain of Taiwan

Table 1

Technical specifications of two C-band polarimetric radars (RCMK, RCCK) used in the current work.

RCMKRCCK

PolarizationLinear H/V: simultaneous transmissionLinear H/V: simultaneous transmission
Wavelength (cm)5.2915.338
Beamwidth at half power (degrees)0.940.95
Peak power (kw)276304
Noise power (dB)−44.61−43.87
PRF (Hz)749~937749~937
Lat. (degrees)23.562924.2509
Long. (degrees)119.6343120.6343
Height (AGL, m)48203