An optical array instrument for shape and fall velocity measurements of hydrometeors

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1400-1416

  Barthazy, E ^a   Goke S ^a,b   Schefold, R ^a   Hogl D ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DROP FORMATION; OPTICAL DEVICES; PHOTODIODES; RAIN; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

HYDROMETER VELOCITY AND SHAPE DETECTOR (HVSD); OPTICAL ARRAY INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL ARRAYS; RAIN DROPS;

HYDROMETERS;

OPTICAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINDROP;

EID: 5044237264     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<1400:AOAIFS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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