The logo of the project VOLTAIRE.
Overall goal
The analysis of observations from satellite radar TRMM over Europe (Cyprus)
The comparison of rainfall measurements by ground radar and raingauges
The comparison of rainfall forecasts by numerical weather prediction models
The preparation for the European participation in GPM mission (Global Precipitation Measurement from satellite)
Partners of the VOLTAIRE project are national weather services, universities, a private company, governmental authorities, and research institutes.
Tasks
to compare data quality insurance schemes for ground and space radar
to use precipitation fields from ground radar and gauge network as ground validation for satellite radar TRMM (over Cyprus)
to gain experience for and prepare the European participation in GPM
to improve the accuracy of precipitation fields from ground radar in Mediterranean test sites using gauge measurements and adjustment techniques adapted to mountainous regions
to compare precipitation fields from numerical weather prediction models with observations from ground and satellite radar
to improve accuracy of preciptation fields from ground radar taking into account the intrinsic high variability of precipitation and the error sources in a mountainous region (clutter elimination, correction for visibility, correction for vertical profile of reflectivity, adjustment by gauge measurements)
Work packages
| WP | Task | Lead |
| WP1 | Database building, standardization and management | Politecnico di Torino |
| WP2 | Data quality control of time variable data | einfalt&hydrotec GbR, Lübeck |
| WP3 | Radar adjusted rain fields in Cyprus and comparison with TRMM data | Meteorological Service Cyprus, Larnaca |
| WP4 | Improved radar-gauge adjusted rain fields based on TRMM validation program | University of Maryland Baltimore County/JCET NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| WP5 | Structural characterization of precipitation fields | MeteoSwiss, Locarno-Monti |
| WP6 | Optimised/adjusted rain fields in complex-orography regions | Politecnico di Torino |
| WP7 | Numerically modeled rain fields and comparison with observations | Dipartimento dei Servizi Tecnici Nazionali, Rome |
| WP8 | Preparation of a validation supersite for GPM mission in western Mediterranean | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona |
| WP9 | Dissemination | University of Ljubljana |
| WP10 | Project management | Politecnico di Torino |
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