Introduction Accurate measurements of rainfall duration, timing, location, and accumulation are critical for assessing water quality and water supply in the Catskill watersheds.
Weather radars can provide valuable information on space-time variations in rainfall.
Fig 1.The three WSR-88D radars of the Catskill Mountains. Approach Two WSR-88D data sets will be used in this study. Volume scan reflectivity observations will be used to create higher resolution rainfall data for major events . These data sets will be used to design a site-specific rain gauge network for rainfall estimation using combined rain gauge and radar measurements. Figures Fig 2.