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Research article
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13 Jul 2021
Research article |
| 13 Jul 2021
| 13 Jul 2021
A climatological benchmark for operational radar rainfall bias reduction
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Operational Water Management & Early Warning, Department of Inland Water Systems, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Claudia Brauer
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Klaas-Jan van Heeringen
Operational Water Management & Early Warning, Department of Inland Water Systems, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Hidde Leijnse
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
R&D Observations and Data Technology, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Aart Overeem
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
R&D Observations and Data Technology, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Albrecht Weerts
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Operational Water Management & Early Warning, Department of Inland Water Systems, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Remko Uijlenhoet
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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Short summary
Significant biases in real-time radar rainfall products limit the use for hydrometeorological forecasting. We introduce CARROTS (Climatology-based Adjustments for Radar Rainfall in an OperaTional Setting), a set of fixed bias reduction factors to correct radar rainfall products and to benchmark other correction algorithms. When tested for 12 Dutch basins, estimated rainfall and simulated discharges with CARROTS generally outperform those using the operational mean field bias adjustments.
Significant biases in real-time radar rainfall products limit the use for hydrometeorological...
