Reflectivity, rain rate, and kinetic energy flux relationships based on raindrop spectra

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1923-1940

  Steiner, M ^a   Smith, J A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUX MEASUREMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY;

GOODWIN CREEK; MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034493004     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<1923:RRRAKE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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