Ice water content and precipitation rate as a function of equivalent radar reflectivity and temperature based on in situ observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Boudala, Faisal S ^a,b   Isaac, George A ^b   Hudak, David ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ALGORITHM; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR;

EID: 33746471812     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006499     Document Type: Article

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