Characteristics of the raindrop size distribution and drop shape relation in typhoon systems in the western pacific from the 2D video disdrometer and NCU C-band polarimetric radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1973-1993

  Chang, Wei Yu ^a   Wang, Tai Chi Chen ^a   Lin, Pay Liam ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2D VIDEO; AXIS RATIO; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; DISDROMETERS; DROP SHAPE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FOURTH-ORDER; GROUND BASED; HORIZONTAL WINDS; IN-BETWEEN; MAXIMUM WIND SPEED; NORTHERN TAIWAN; POLARIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; PRECIPITATION SYSTEMS; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE REFLECTIVITY; VERTICAL REFLECTIVITY PROFILE; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WESTERN PACIFIC;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; REFLECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WIND EFFECTS;

HURRICANES;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DIAMETER; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; HYDROMETRY; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINBAND; RAINDROP; REFLECTIVITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TYPHOON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); TAIWAN;

EID: 73149097652     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1236.1     Document Type: Article

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