An optical disdrometer for measuring size and velocity of hydrometeors

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 130-139

  Löffler Mang, Martin ^a,c   Joss, Jürg ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

^c PMTech AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; RAINDROP;

EID: 0342656973     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0130:AODFMS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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