On the variability of the shape-slope parameter relations of the gamma raindrop size distribution model

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 2006, Pages

  Narayana Rao, T ^a   Kirankumar, N V P ^a   Radhakrishna, B ^a   Narayana Rao, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLARIMETERS; RAIN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UHF DEVICES;

GAMMA RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION MODEL; MICROPHYSICS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

MODELING; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; GADANKI; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 34548585097     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028440     Document Type: Article

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