Insect migration case study by polarimetric radar

In this migration event we could observe large insects migrating high in the atmosphere nearly inside precipitation at the cloud base or between precipitative cells. On the other hand, daytime migrants seemed to fill most of the rain free areas. The accuracy of forecasted rain areas is probably never good enough to predict where and when rain would cause the insects to land, and dispersion model may have difficulties in predicting the migration through partially rainy weather. In addition, the highest levels of infestation may occur at rain areas that form barriers for the migrants.