MeteoSvizzera - RADAR FRANCHE-COMTÉ

RADAR FRANCHE-COMTÉ

RADAR FRANCHE-COMTÉ is an INTERREG research project between France and Switzerland. The goal is to introduce new radar technology for hydrological applications.

The location of the new French radar in Montancy only few kilometers from the Swiss border.

The Swiss task

The objectives of MeteoSwiss are to develop new products for real-time hydrological applications and to evaluate the potential use of dual-polarisation technology in a mountainous region.

The task is threefold:
First, to develop and implement radar products based on data from the new French weather radar in the Jura mountains for hydrological use by the authorities of the Cantons.
Second, to compare radar precipitation estimates from single- versus dual-polarisation measurements in flat terrain.
And, third, to use raw dual-polarisation measurements from flat terrain and simulate the influence of mountains in order to investigate the potential use of polarisation diversity in Switzerland.

Partners

The project is co-financed by the canton of Bern and the canton of Neuchâtel.

Contact

MeteoSwiss, Radar and Satellite Team, CH-6605 Locarno-Monti, Switzerland.
MeteoSwiss, Techniques de mesure, CH-1530 Payerne, Switzerland.

Contact

The e-mail addresses of MeteoSwiss staff are composed from

FN.N<at>meteoswiss.ch

FN= first name, N=name. Depending on where the person you try to reach is based, "meteoswiss" can be exchanged by "meteo schweiz", "meteosuisse" or "meteosvizzera".