Method for estimation of rain rate with Rayleigh and Mie scattering assumptions on the Z-R relationship for different rainfall types

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 813-817

  Arai, K ^a   Liang, X M ^a   Liu, Q ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mie scattering; Rain drops; Rain rate; Rayleigh scattering; Size parameter; TRMM PR

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; METEOROLOGY; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; THUNDERSTORMS;

MIE SCATTERING; RAIN DROPS; RAIN RATE; SIZE PARAMETER; TRMM/PR;

RAIN;

EID: 27744442956     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.102     Document Type: Conference Paper

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