Product
{
Name = "CVRR" // product name is CVRR, for Convective Rainfall Rate
min_br_required = 18 // include only BR above 18 to eliminate likely non-meteorological echoes
Category
{
Missing = 0
Minimum = 0
Maximum = 13
Units = "in/hr"
ColorTable
{
Units = "in/hr"
Step = 1
Color[ 12] = rgb( 128, 128, 128 )
Color[ 10] = rgb( 255, 255, 255 )
Color[ 8] = rgb( 110, 0, 210 )
Color[ 6] = rgb( 80, 0, 200 )
Color[ 4] = gradient( rgb( 250, 0, 255 ), rgb( 90, 0, 202 ) )
Color[ 2] = gradient( rgb( 240, 116, 112 ), rgb( 128, 0, 0 ) )
Color[ 1] = gradient( rgb( 255, 255, 96 ), rgb( 255, 144, 70 ) )
Color[ 0.5] = gradient( rgb( 32, 200, 180 ), rgb( 32, 220, 32 ) )
Color[ 0.1] = gradient( rgb( 173, 216, 230 ), rgb( 0, 0, 152 ) )
Color[ 0] = gradient( rgb( 140, 120, 180 ), rgb( 100, 80, 140 ) )
}
}
}
//**********************************************************************
Program
{
// declare variables
float R;
float Z;
float cap;
R = 0; // initialize variables
Z = 0;
cap = 60.0; // adjust cap value here!!!
enumerate levels // enumerate starting at 0
{
float BR;
BR = min( BRfromHGT( level.height ), cap ); // sample BR and apply cap
Z = pow( 10, BR / 10 ); // convert BR to Z
break; // break out of enum
}
R = 0.017 * pow( Z , 0.714 ); // compute rain rate from Z in mm/hr
return 0.0393701 * R; // output rain rate in in/hr
}
