Snowflake size spectra retrieved from a UHF vertical profiler

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-199

  Newman, Andrew J ^a,d   Kucera, Paul A ^a,e   Williams, Christopher R ^b   Bliven, Larry F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST FITS; CRYSTAL TYPES; DISDROMETER; DOPPLER SPECTRUMS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; LEAST SQUARES MINIMIZATIONS; LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT; NONLINEAR SEARCHES; RETRIEVAL UNCERTAINTIES; SOLUTION SPACES; SPECTRAL BROADENING; SPECTRUM POWER; SURFACE ESTIMATES; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATES; VERTICAL PROFILES;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CURVE FITTING; DOPPLER EFFECT; POWER SPECTRUM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

ESTIMATION METHOD; ICE CRYSTAL; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROFILER; RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW COVER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 65549132523     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1105.1     Document Type: Article

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