Estimation of an atmospheric gamma drop size distribution using disdrometer data

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-79

  Brawn, Dan ^a   Upton, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disdrometer; Dropsize distribution; Estimation; Gamma distribution; Moments; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; GAMMA RAYS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DISDROMETER; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION;

RAIN;

ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 36849007423     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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