An examination of the wind-driven effect on the drift of precipitation particles using the Chung-Li VHF radar

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 957-966

  Chu, Yen Hsyang ^a   Chen, Tsai Yuan ^b   Lin, Tszer Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DRAG; DROPS; ESTIMATION; RADAR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DOPPLER EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS;

BACKGROUND WINDS; CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCES; DOPPLER SPECTRA; DRIFT VELOCITIES; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TERMINAL VELOCITY; WIND PROFILER; WIND VELOCITIES;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

CHUNG LI VERY HIGH FREQUENCY RADARS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031130327     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS00057     Document Type: Article

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