?description	Detailed observation of the spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall and drizzle, measured by IDRA (IRCTR Drizzle Radar) at Cabauw, Lopik, Netherlands. This is a growing time series of datasets, updated every few months.
?publisher	TU Delft
?subject	drizzle ◊ polarimetric radar ◊ precipitation ◊ rain ◊ weather radar
?documentation	IDRA Dataset Description Document
?uses software	Matlab files for analysis of the IDRA datasets.
?related publication	cesar-database.nl (Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research)
?related publication	Design of a High Resolution X-band Dopler Polarimetric Radar: [dissertation, Figueras i Ventura, J., 2009]
?related publication	High-resolution polarimetric X-band weather radar observations at the Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research (article, 2013)

?measured by

IDRA atmospheric radar in CESAR observatory, Cabauw

?altitude (m)

213

?description

IRCTR has built a high resolution radar system, IDRA (IRCTR Drizzle Radar), aimed at the detailed observation of the spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall and drizzle. The system was placed at the end of August 2007 on top of a 213 m high meteorological tower in the CESAR (Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research) observatory in Cabauw, The Netherlands. This location has several advantages: In the first place, an increased sensitivity due to the reduction of the influence of ground clutter. Secondly, it allows direct observation of the horizontal distribution of low level clouds and fog. Finally, the presence of other instruments in the vicinity enhances the understanding of the physical processes in the atmosphere by synergistically combining their measurements. Data from other instruments at CESAR are available at new window

http://www.cesar-database.nl.

IDRA provides the horizontal distribution of reflectivity, mean Doppler velocity, Doppler spectrum width and polarimetric parameters like differential reflectivity, linear depolarization ratio or specific differential phase. The data collected is freely available to the scientific community.

? ▲ in collection

Atmospheric observations IDRA, Cabauw

?documentation

IDRA Dataset Description Document

?located at

CESAR observatory, Cabauw (Lopik)

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