Measurement of mean raindrop shape from polarimetric radar observations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 3406-3413

  Gorgucci, E ^a   Scarchilli, G ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^a   Bringi, V N ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE SHIFT; POLARIMETERS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION;

DIFFERENTIAL PHASE SHIFT; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; MEAN RAINDROP SHAPE SIZE RELATIONSHIP; POLARIMETRIC RADAR MEASUREMENTS;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLARIZATION; RADAR; RAINDROP; REFLECTIVITY; SHAPE ANALYSIS;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034298539     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<3406:MOMRSF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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