Comparison of drop size distribution measurements by impact and optical disdrometers

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2083-2097

  Tokay, A ^a   Kruger, A ^a   Krajewski, W F ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN GAGES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS (DSD); OPTICAL DISDROMETERS;

RAIN;

RADAR; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035508303     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<2083:CODSDM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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