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+## PyREClass
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+The R package classifies the radar reflectivity data using Wavelet scale analysis. 
+The á trous wavelet transform is used to separate convective scale features from the smooth stratiform field. 
+Radar echoes are labeled with three  categories 1. Stratiform class, 2. Convective class and 3. an Intermediate class.
+Check PDF documentation for function detail.
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+## Description
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+A new method for separating convective, intermediate, and stratiform rainfall based on the wavelet scale analysis. The method uses *à trous* wavelet transform (WT) to separate heterogeneous convective features from the relatively smooth stratiform field. The heterogeneous region is further split into a convective class for the large wavelet coefficients and an intermediate class for the small wavelet coefficients. There is an improvement in the estimation of convective-stratiform fraction and frequency distribution of rain rates in comparison to the well established Steiner method. This new method correctly reclassified a significant fraction of Steiner’s convective regions.
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+## Reference
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+Raut, B. A., Louf, V., Gayatri, K., Murugavel, P., Konwar, M., & Prabhakaran, T. (2020). A Multiresolution Technique for the Classification of Precipitation Echoes in Radar Data. *IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing*, 1–7. [https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.2965649](https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.2965649)
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+Steiner, M., Houze, R. A., & Yuter, S. E. (1995). Climatological characteri- zation of three-dimensional storm structure from operational radar and rain gauge data, *J. Appl. Meteorol.*, 34 (9), 1978–2007. [https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1995)034<1978:CCOTDS>2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1995)034<1978:CCOTDS>2.0.CO;2)
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