Can a unique model describe the raindrop shape-size relation? A clue from polarimetric radar measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1829-1842

  Gorgucci, Eugenio ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^b   Baldini, Luca ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL RATIO; CLIMATIC REGIONS; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DROP SHAPE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GAMMA MODELS; POLARIMETRIC RADAR MEASUREMENTS; RADAR DATA; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE;

POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; REFLECTION;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADAR; RAINDROP; SHAPE;

EID: 73149096935     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1183.1     Document Type: Article

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