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Exploring the use of underground gravity monitoring to evaluate radar estimates of heavy rainfall
Laurent Delobbe
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Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels, 1180, Belgium
Arnaud Watlet
Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, 1180, Belgium
Svenja Wilfert
Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Michel Van Camp
Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, 1180, Belgium
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Short summary
In this study, we explore the use of an underground superconducting gravimeter as a new source of in situ observations for the evaluation of radar-based precipitation estimates. The comparison of radar and gravity time series over 15 years shows that short-duration intense rainfall events cause a rapid decrease in the measured gravity. Rainfall amounts can be derived from this decrease. The gravimeter allows capture of rainfall at a much larger spatial scale than a traditional rain gauge.
In this study, we explore the use of an underground superconducting gravimeter as a new source...
