Drop shapes, model comparisons, and calculations of polarimetric radar parameters in rain

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1019-1032

  Thurai, Merhala ^a   Huang, G J ^a   Bringi, V N ^a   Randeu, W L ^b   Schonhuber M ^c  

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

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DROPS; POLARIMETERS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RADAR POLARIZATION PARAMETER; TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER;

RAIN;

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DROPS; POLARIMETERS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; DIAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POLARIZATION; RADAR IMAGERY; RAINDROP; REFLECTIVITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 34347380797     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2051.1     Document Type: Article

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