High-resolution measurement of a hail region by vertically pointing Doppler radar

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2132-2151

  Thomson, Alan D ^a,b   List, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR MEASUREMENT;

HAIL-PRODUCING REGION; JOSS-WALDVOGEL DISDROMETER;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE;

DOPPLER RADAR; HAIL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 0032717722     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<2132:HRMOAH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Battan, L. J., 1977: Rain resulting from melting ice particles. J. Appl. Meteor., 16, 595-604.
2. _, and J. B. Theiss, 1966: Observations of vertical motions and particle sizes in a thunderstorm. J. Atmos. Sci., 23, 78-87.
3. Chilson, P. B., C. W. Ulbrich, M. F. Larsen, P. Perillat, and J. E. Keener, 1993: Observations of a tropical thunderstorm using a vertically pointing, dual-frequency, collinear beam Doppler radar. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 10, 663-673.
4. Currier, P. E., S. K. Avery, B. B. Balsley, K. S. Gage, and W. L. Eklund, 1992: Combined use of 50 MHz and 915 MHz wind profilers in the estimation of raindrop size distributions. Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 1017-1020.
5. Dennis, A. S., and W. Hitschfeld, 1990: Advances in precipitation physics following the advent of weather radar. Radar in Meteorology: Battan Memorial and 40th Anniversary Radar Meteorology Conference, D. Atlas, Ed., Amer. Meteor. Soc., 98-108.
6. Drummond, F. J., R. R. Rogers, and S. A. Cohn, 1996: A new look at the melting layer. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 759-769.
7. Foote, G. B., H. W. Frank, A. J. Heymsfield, and C. G. Wade, 1982: The 22 July 1976 case study: Hail growth. Case Studies of the National Hail Research Experiment, P. Squires and C. A. Knight, Eds., Vol. 2, Hailstorms of the Central High Plains, Colorado Associated University Press, 181-194.
8. Gossard, E. E., 1988: Measuring drop-size distributions in clouds with a clear-air-sensing Doppler radar. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 5, 640-649.
9. _, R. G. Strauch, and R. R. Rogers. 1990: Evolution of dropsize distributions in liquid precipitation observed by ground-based Doppler radar. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 7, 815-828.
10. Hauser, D., and P. Amayenc, 1980: Drop-size distributions and vertical air motions in a thunderstorm as inferred from Doppler radar observations at vertical incidence. J. Rech. Atmos., 14, 439-455.
11. _, and _. 1981: A new method for deducing hydrometeor-size distributions and vertical air motions from Doppler radar measurements at vertical incidence. J. Appl. Meteor., 20, 547-555.
12. _, and _, 1983: Exponential size distributions of raindrops and vertical air motions deduced from vertically pointing Doppler radar data using a new method. J. Climate Appl. Meteor., 22, 407-418.
13. _, and _, 1984: Raindrop size distributions and vertical air motions as inferred from zenith-pointing Doppler radar with the RONSARD system. Radio Sci., 19, 185-192.
14. Jameson, A. R., and R. C. Srivastava, 1978: Dual-wavelength Doppler radar observations of hail at vertical incidence. J. Appl. Meteor., 17, 1694-1703.
15. Joss, J., and A. Waldvogel, 1970: Raindrop size distributions and Doppler velocities. Preprints, 14th Radar Meteorology Conf., Tucson, AZ, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 153-156.
16. Klaassen, W., 1983: Accurate determination of vertical air velocities in rain by Doppler radar. J. Climate Appl. Meteor., 22, 1788-1793.
17. _, 1989: Determination of rain intensity from Doppler spectra of vertically scanning radar. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol. 6, 552-562.
18. Knight, C. A., P. Smith, and C. Wade, 1982: Storm types and some radar reflectivity characteristics. The National Hail Research Experiment, P. Squires and C. A. Knight, Eds., Vol. 1, Hailstorms of the Central High Plains, Colorado Associated University Press, 81-93.
19. Maguire, W. B., II, and S. K. Avery, 1994: Retrieval of raindrop size distributions using two Doppler wind profilers: Model sensitivity testing. J. Appl. Meteor., 33, 1623-1635.
20. Miller, L. J., J. D. Tuttle, and G. B. Foote, 1990: Precipitation production in a large Montana hailstorm: Airflow and particle growth trajectories. J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 1619-1646.
21. Rogers, R. R., 1964: An extension of the Z-R relation for Doppler radar. Preprints, 11th Weather Radar Conf., Boulder. CO, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 158-161.
22. _, D. Baumgardner, S. A. Ethier, D. A. Carter, and W. L. Eklund, 1993: Comparison of raindrop size distributions measured by radar wind profiler and by airplane. J. Appl. Meteor., 32, 694-699.
23. Sato, T., H. Doji, H. Iwai, I. Kimura, S. Fukao, M. Yamamoto, T. Tsuda, and S. Kato. 1990: Computer processing for deriving drop-size distributions and vertical air velocities from VHF Doppler radar spectra. Radio Sci., 25, 961-973.
24. Srivastava, R. C., 1990: A method for improving rain estimates from vertical-incidence Doppler radar observations. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 7, 769-773.
25. Stewart, R. E., J. D. Marwitz, and J. C. Pace. 1984: Characteristics through the melting layer of stratiform clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 41, 3227-3237.
26. Thomson, A. D., and R. List, 1996: Raindrop spectra and updraft determination by combining Doppler radar and disdrometer. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 13, 465-476.
27. Ulbrich, C. W., and P. B. Chilson. 1994: Effects of variations in precipitation size distribution and fallspeed law parameters on relations between mean Doppler fallspeed and reflectivity factor. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 11, 1656-1663.
28. Wakasugi, K., A. Mizutani, and M. Matsuo, 1986: Direct method for deriving drop-size distribution and vertical air velocities from VHF Doppler radar spectra. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 3, 623-629.
29. _, _, and _, 1987: Further discussion on deriving drop-size distribution and vertical air velocities directly from VHF Doppler radar spectra. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 4, 170-179.
30. Wilson, J. W., and D. Reum, 1988: The flare echo: Reflectivity and velocity signature. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 5, 197-205.
31. Zawadzki, I., E. Monteiro, and F. Fabry, 1994: The development of drop size distributions in light rain. J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 1100-1113.
32. Zrnić, D. S., 1987: Three-body scattering produces precipitation signature of special diagnostic value. Radio Sci., 22, 76-86.