Polarimetric radar estimators based on a constrained gamma drop size distribution model

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-230

  Vivekanandan, J ^a   Zhang, Guifu ^a   Brandes, Edward ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLARIMETERS; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

RADAR ESTIMATORS; RAINDROP DROP SIZE;

METEOROLOGY;

PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1842865563     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2004)043<0217:PREBOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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