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PURPOSE: A chaff echo discrimination system and a method thereof are provided to manage the quality of radar observational data and to offer accurate meteorological forecast by eliminating a chaff echo only in UF radar data and preventing chaff to be mistaken as precipitation. CONSTITUTION: A grouping practice module(31) defines a plurality of data points having reflectivity higher than a set value as a cluster by using collected UF(Universal Format) radar data. The grouping practice module selects one cluster and groups other cluster existing within an arbitrary distance based on a space coordinate of the selected cluster with one cluster again. The grouping practice module groups other cluster existing within an arbitrary distance based on a space coordinate of the newly created cluster with one cluster. A similarity determining module(32) determines whether clusters are same or not by comparing a center coordinate and size of a cluster of previous time which is contiguous to specific time based on the center coordinate and size of a cluster of the specific time. An echo identifying module(33) compares the number which is determined as same cluster with a threshold and compartmentalizes a precipitation echo and a chaff echo. An UF radar data synthesizing module(34) receives a file of previous type in which a chaff cluster is saved and performs coordinate conversion to polar coordinates type.
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PURPOSE: A method for searching a bright band region using meteorological radar 3-D reflectivity data using a mean reflectivity vertical profile and a system thereof are provided to be utilized as a fundamental resource to classify a type of rainfall particle with altitude and a type of rainfall and as a fundamental resource for accurate ground precipitation estimation. CONSTITUTION: A bright band region search system(100) using meteorological radar three-dimensional reflectivity data includes a meteorological radar three-dimensional reflectivity data collection unit(110), a mean reflectivity vertical profile generation unit(120) and a bright band region search unit(130). The meteorological radar three-dimensional reflectivity data collection unit collects meteorological radar three-dimensional reflectivity data observed in a meteorological radar system. The mean reflectivity vertical profile generation unit generates a vertical profile displaying mean reflectivity spaced by a predetermined distance with altitude using the collected meteorological radar three-dimensional reflectivity data. The bright band region search unit generates a respective vertical profile of each parameter including the first derivative, the second derivative, the curvature and the first derivative of the curvature of the generated mean reflectivity vertical profile, or the logarithm of the generated mean reflectivity vertical profile and a respective vertical profile of each parameter including the first derivative, the second derivative, the curvature and the first derivative of the curvature. The bright band region search unit searches for a peak, an upper part and a lower part of the bright band region using the mean reflectivity vertical profile and the vertical profile of each parameter. [Reference numerals] (10) Meteorological radar system; (110) Meteorological radar three-dimensional reflectivity data collection unit; (120) Mean reflectivity vertical profile generation unit; (130) Bright band region search unit;
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PURPOSE: A chaff echo removal method of operational meteorological radar reflectivity composite using satellite infrared image data is provided to manage radar observation data and to offer a very accurate short term meteorological forecast. CONSTITUTION: Brightness temperature color index data of a satellite infrared image is collected in real time in a plurality of radar observation networks and a meteorological satellite(S201,S202). A radar reflectivity composite image is generated from the collected radar observation data(S203) and resolution of the radar reflectivity composite image is converted to the same as the satellite infrared image(S204). To coincide the satellite infrared image with the central coordinate of the radar reflectivity composite image, the central point is converted(S205). Only the satellite infrared image in the observation range of the radar is stored, the satellite infrared image out of the observation range of the radar is processed as a null, and the satellite infrared image is converted to coincide with the radar observation radius(S206). The value of the radar reflectivity composite image corresponding to the grid point having a smaller color index than the brightness temperature color index threshold of the satellite infrared image is removed from the radar reflectivity composite image(S209). The radar reflectivity composite image, from which a chaff echo is removed, is generated(S210). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) End; (S201) Collecting radar observation data in real time; (S202) Collecting brightness temperature(T_B) color index data of a satellite infrared image in real time; (S203) Generating a radar reflectivity composite image; (S204) Converting the resolution of the radar reflectivity composite image; (S205) Coinciding the central lattice point of the satellite infrared image with the radar reflectivity composite image; (S206) Coinciding the satellite infrared image with the observation range of the radar reflectivity composite image; (S207) Comparing brightness temperature color index data of a satellite infrared image in the most adjacent time zone to the converted radar reflectivity composite image; (S208) T_B color index of a predetermined lattice point in the satellite infrared image