pyart.retrieve.est_rain_rate_z

pyart.retrieve.est_rain_rate_z(radar, alpha=0.0376, beta=0.6112, refl_field=None, rr_field=None)

Estimates rainfall rate from reflectivity using a power law.

Parameters:

• radar (Radar) – Radar object.

• alpha, beta (floats, optional) – Factor (alpha) and exponent (beta) of the power law.

• refl_field (str, optional) – Name of the reflectivity field to use.

• rr_field (str, optional) – Name of the rainfall rate field.

Returns:

rain (dict) – Field dictionary containing the rainfall rate.