Drop size ambiguities in the retrieval of precipitation profiles from dual-frequency radar measurements

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 204-217

  Haddad, Ziad S ^a   Meagher, Jonathan P ^a   Durden, Stephen L ^a   Smith, Eric A ^b   Im, Eastwood ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN;

RADAR REFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN;

ANOMALY; DATA PROCESSING; DROPLET; RADAR IMAGERY;

EID: 33244465020     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3589.1     Document Type: Article

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