Abstract

Realtime 3D radar composite that covers a wide area over the Netherlands and its direct surroundings. The composite is constructed based on data from Dutch, Belgian and German radars. From the 3D composite, various products are derived, including maximum reflectivity (ZMAX), Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL), Vertically Integrated Ice (VII) and hail parameters (MEHS and POSH).

Supplemental information

More information on the KNMI Open Source radar repository: https://gitlab.com/KNMI-OSS/radar/datasets


Metadata

Dataset name 3d-radar-composite
Dataset version 1.0
Status onGoing
Last metadata update September 17, 2025, 07:23 (UTC)
Update frequency continual
File formats NetCDF
Spatial representation type grid
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
North bound latitude 55.97
East bound longitude 10.86
South bound latitude 48.9
West bound longitude 0.0
Dataset edition 1
Dataset manager KNMI Radarteam
Maintainer KNMI Data Services
Publication timestamp 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z
Reference system identifier EPSG4326
Dataset start time 2023-11-01
Dataset end time 9999-12-31
Identifier urn:xkdc:ds:nl.knmi::3d-radar-composite/1.0/
Lineage statement Data is produced using raw volumetric radar data from Dutch, Belgian and German radar sites. For certain derived parameters additional data from the ECMWF NWP model is used.
Use limitation No use limitations
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