SeaWinds Validation: Effect of Rain as Observed by East Coast Radars

To examine the accuracy of the SeaWinds scatterometer wind data and rain flags, and how this accuracy depends on ground-based radar-estimated rain rate, SeaWinds data, WSI NEXRAD precipitation rates, and selected Eta analysis variables are collocated. Only data close to the east coast of the US are collected, where both the WSI NEXRAD data and the Eta analyses are accurate. Other details of the study are presented.