SR-SIM is a Fortran 90 package that computes synthetic satellite radar observations using output data from the high resolution Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) and Global Environmental Multi-scale Model (GEM).
SR-SIM simulates radar reflectivity and attenuation consistently with the specifications of the spaceborne radar and the model microphysics parametrization.
In the current version, SR-SIM is using Milbrant-Yau double-moment bulk microphysics scheme and the specifications of the GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR), consisting of a Ku-band and Ka-band radars with frequencies 13.6 GHz and 35.5 GHz respectively.
The structure of the project was conceived to easily incorporate new code, allowing the ingestion of new input model or satellite files, other particle size distribution (PSD) settings, etc.
For more information about the project, please refer to the available documentation section.
The SR-SIM package is distributed for free here
Download the user's guide and the scientific documentation
The code documentation is available here
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If you have any questions, comments or suggestions do not hesitate to contact Bernat Puidgomènech Treserras, McGill University