Diagnosing the intercept parameter for exponential raindrop size distribution based on video disdrometer observations: Model development

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2983-2992

  Zhang, Guifu ^a   Xue, Ming ^a   Cao, Qing ^a   Dawson, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK MICROPHYSICS; DISDROMETER; EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; INTERCEPT PARAMETERS; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; PARAMETERIZATION SCHEMES; PARAMETERIZATIONS; RAIN TYPES; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; RAINFALL ESTIMATIONS; SAMPLING ERRORS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; VIDEO DISDROMETER;

DROPS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PHYSICS; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PARAMETERIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPORATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; RAINWATER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 65349100612     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAMC1876.1     Document Type: Article

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