Research Article

Early Detection of Baby-Rain-Cell Aloft in a Severe Storm and Risk Projection for Urban Flash Flood

Table 1

List of specifications of the installed X-band radars and the Miyama C-band radar.

Radar nameX-band multiparameter radarMiyama C-band radar in 2008
Time resolution5 min/volume scan7.5 min/volume scan
Range resolution (maximum range)150 m (80 km)300 m (120 km)
Azimuth resolution1.2°1.4°
ParametersReflectivity, Doppler velocity, polarimetric parametersReflectivity, Doppler velocity