Measurement of raindrop size distributions in tropical rain at Costa Rica

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 328, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 98-109

  Campos, E F ^a   Zawadzki, I ^a   Petitdidier, M ^b   Fernandez W ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Drop size distribution; Raindrop size; Raindrop size distribution; Rainfall data; Tropical rain

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATA REDUCTION; DROP FORMATION; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL SENSORS;

COSTA RICA; DROP-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RAINDROP SIZE; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL DATA; TROPICAL RAIN;

RAIN;

CALIBRATION; DATA REDUCTION; DROP FORMATION; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL SENSORS; RAIN;

RAINDROP; RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

EID: 33746902049     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.047     Document Type: Article

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