Fluctuation properties of precipitation. Part V: Distribution of rain rates-Theory and observations in clustered rain

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 3920-3932

  Jameson, A R ^a   Kostinski, A B ^b  

^a RJH Scientific Inc   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

POISSON MIXTURE; RAIN RATES;

RAIN;

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINDROP;

EID: 0033570621     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<3920:FPOPPV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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