Drop size distributions measured by a 2D video disdrometer: Comparison with dual-polarization radar data

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1019-1034

  Schuur, T J ^a   Ryzhkov, A V ^a   Zrnic, D S ^a   Schonhuber M ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; POTENTIAL FLOW; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; STORMS;

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS (DSDS);

METEOROLOGY;

POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035359249     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<1019:DSDMBA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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