Analysis of Localized Rainfall by Using Grid Observation Data of Automatic Weather Station

in Bandung Basin
Case Study February 28, 2017 and March 9, 2017

Euis Sartika Dewi. 1,2*), Nurjanna Joko Trilaksono2,3

1
Meteorology Undergraduate Program, Institut Teknologi Bandung
2
Weather and Climate Prediction Laboratory
3
Atmospheric Science Research Group, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung

*)E-mail: euistikaa@gmail.com

On February 28, 2017 and March 9, 2017 there has been flooding in different areas of the Bandung Basin.
Flood on February 28, 2017 occurred in the southern part of Bandung Basin, while flood on March 9, 2017
only occurred in the northern part of Bandung Basin. The floods were caused by heavy rainfall in each
region. Allegedly the rain that occurred in the region is a localized rain. Localized rain means rain only
occurs in one area whereas other areas do not rain. In this study, an analysis of the localized rain is based
on observational data grid and convective cloud distribution that produces rain. The data grid is based on
Automatic Weather Station (AWS) network data located in the Bandung Basin. Ordinary kriging is an
interpolation method chosen to create a data grid and produce grid data with a spatial resolution of 0.025
° × 0.025 ° and its temporal resolution of 10 minutes with available data that is from January to March
2017. Spread of rain in the Bandung Basin can be seen clearly using grid of observational data that have
been made and found the existence of localized rain events in this region. Results from the grid of rain data
indicate if the rain on February 28, 2017 occurred at different times between the northern and southern
part of Bandung Basin. The rain began to occur first in the northern part of Bandung at 12:10 local time.
Further rain recorded at Dayeuhkolot station located in the middle of the Bandung Basin at 14:00 local
time. While in the southern part of Bandung basin, the rain started measuring at 16.00 local time. Rain in
the Bandung Basin on February 28, 2017 is not only produced by a single convective cloud that moves, but
there are three convective clouds that produce rain in the Bandung Basin. A convective cloud originated
from the Bandung Basin itself and two other convective clouds originated from areas outside the Bandung
Basin. Wide rain coverage is the result of the merger of the three convective clouds. While the rain that
occurred on March 9, 2017 only occurred in the northern part of Bandung. The rain began measuring in
Lembang and Dagopakar at 17:10 local time. Rain is generated by convective clouds that grow outside the
northern part of Bandung Basin to enter the Bandung Basin. By knowing the area of rain distribution, can
also know which region gets the highest rain intensity. It is important to know the extent of the distribution
of rain, especially for areas that have flood risk as a form of disaster mitigation so as to reduce the losses
incurred.

Keywords: Bandung basin, convective cloud, data grid, localized rain.