Drop-size distributions of raindrops by polarization radar and simultaneous measurements with disdrometer, windprofiler and PMS probes

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 544, 1997, Pages 2277-2296

  Richter, Carolin ^a,c   Hagen, Martin ^b  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drop size distribution; Rainfall rate; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000998815     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712354407     Document Type: Article

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