Rainfall estimation from X-band dual polarization radar using reflectivity and differential reflectivity

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 164-172

  Gorgucci, Eugenio ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^b   Baldini, L ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Cloud physics and chemistry; Precipitation; Radar atmospheric physics

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLARIZATION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADAR REFLECTION;

DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; RAINDROP SHAPE MODELS; RAINFALL ESTIMATION;

RAIN;

LIGHT ATTENUATION; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY;

EID: 33749143847     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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