Echo top altitude

Description


2D-map containing the highest altitude reaching a predefined reflectivity threshold inside the vertical column over each surface point.

Parameters

Product data quantity: altitude
Image size: number of pixels per row (# of columns) and per column (# of rows)
Pixel size: horizontal and vertical extension of the pixel in km
Reflectivity threshold: value in 0.1 dBZ
Level slicing method: list of values in 0.1 km a.s.l. or formula parameters (see section 7 in WD21_99)

Example image

Echo Top Image

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