Modelo de clasificación de hidrometeoros para zonas ecuatoriales a partir de observables de radar meteorológico

Abstract

The research consists in the design and implementation of a hydrometeor classification model based on C band weather radar signatures, applicable to the equatorial region. Initially, the decoding of the native radar data was performed, to which statistical tests were applied. Subsequently, the classes of hydrometeors that formed the classification system were determined. Next, it was necessary to determine the polarimetric variables that would provide information to the model taking into account the classes of defined hydrometeors. This decision was made taking into account the amount of information that each polarimetric variable contributed in relation to the type of hydrometeor presented in the region under study. Then a fuzzy logic model was designed, which, based on a classification technique, received the polarimetric radar readings and delivered as output the type of hydrometeor presented in the area explored by the radar beam. Finally, the presented model was validated using both simulated and real data, which proved the effectiveness of the classifier and generated the conclusions of the research.