Construction of three-dimensional weather radar data from volcanic eruption clouds

Masayuki Maki; Takehiko Kobori

doi:10.1016/j.mex.2021.101535

Construction of three-dimensional weather radar data from volcanic eruption clouds

MethodsX. 2021 Sep 30:8:101535. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101535. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Masayuki Maki^{1

2}, Takehiko Kobori³

Affiliations

¹ Rsearch and Education Center for Natural Hazards, Kagoshima University. 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kaoshima 890-0065, Japan.
² Sakurajima Volcano Research Center, DPRI, Kyoto University. 1722-19 Sakurajima-Yokoyama, Kagoshima 891-1419, Japan.
³ Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University. 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.

Abstract

Analysis tools of three-dimensional weather radar data (ANT3D) was originally developed at the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster prevention (NIED) to retrieve three-dimensional (3D) precipitation and wind fields for convective storms. In 2013, Kagoshima University significantly revised ANT3D for analyses of volcanic eruption clouds, mainly to improve the temporal and spatial interpolation of radar data and estimation of the advection vector, which is required for temporal interpolation. Detailed information pertaining to these algorithms is listed as additional information in this paper.•Procedures necessary for the construction of three-dimensional (3D) volcanic cloud weather radar data are described.•An algorithm based on temporal and elevation angle interpolation methods was used to create 3D constant altitude plan position indicator (3D CAPPI) data with high temporal and spatial resolution.•Two programs (ANT3D_GUI and the CAPPI viewer) are provided for readers interested in analyzing volcanic eruption cloud radar data.

Keywords: Advection vector; Interpolation; Pattern matching; Sakurajima; Visualization.