KDP and Rain Estimation

The research, methodology, and data products presented on this dashboard are officially supported and funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Program Office (https://ror.org/01q70bz83) under grant award NA25OAR4590232 - "Improving Specific Differential Phase and Rain Estimation through Optimized Use of Polarimetric Radar Measurements".

This portal provides real-time NEXRAD KTLX radar data and derived KDP products, benchmarking operational estimators against our novel Linear Programming (LP) optimization approach. Results are being prepared for peer-reviewed publication.

Use the calendar below to browse our archive of radar observations. Selecting a specific date will seamlessly populate the gallery with all corresponding multi-dimensional radar grids tracked and processed during recorded convective events. While this dashboard facilitates rapid visual inspection via rendered imagery, the fundamental mathematical raw data structures generated by these algorithms remain fully preserved and are available to interested parties immediately upon direct request.