Comparison of two raindrop size distribution retrieval algorithms for X-band dual polarization observations

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 589-600

  Anagnostou, Marios N ^a   Anagnostou, Emmanouil N ^a   Vivekanandan, Jothiram ^b   Ogden, Fred L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; POLARIZATION; RADAR; RAINDROP; REFLECTIVITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 58049124736     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JHM904.1     Document Type: Article

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