An analysis of errors in drop size distribution retrievals and rain bulk parameters with a UHF wind profiling radar and a two-dimensional video disdrometer

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2282-2292

  Kanofsky, Laura ^a   Chilson, Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR DENSITIES; AIR MOTIONS; AMBIENT AIRS; ANALYSIS RESULTS; BULK PARAMETERS; DOPPLER VELOCITIES; DROP DIAMETERS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION RETRIEVALS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; GROUND CLUTTERS; LIQUID WATER CONTENTS; MESO-SCALE; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; RADAR REFLECTIVITY FACTORS; RAIN EVENTS; RAIN RATES; RAINFALL RATES; RETRIEVAL PROCESS; THRESHOLDING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; VIDEO DISDROMETER; WEIGHTED MEANS; WIND-PROFILING RADARS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DROPS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; NEURAL NETWORKS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTENT;

RAIN;

DOPPLER RADAR; ERROR ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 65549123764     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1061.1     Document Type: Article

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