Characterization of the microphysics of precipitation over Amazon region using radar and disdrometer data

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 388-394

  Martins, Rafael C G ^a   Machado, Luiz A T ^b   Costa, Alexandre A ^c  

^a Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hidricos   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Disdrometer; Radar; Raindrop size distributions

Indexed keywords

AMAZON REGION; BRIGHT BAND; CLOUD LIFE CYCLE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMBINED ANALYSIS; CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY; DISDROMETER; DISDROMETER DATA; DISDROMETERS; DIURNAL CYCLE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; ICE PHASE; MICROPHYSICS; RADAR PROFILES; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RAINDROP SPECTRA; RAINFALL INTENSITY; REFLECTIVITY PROFILES; SINGLE PEAK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; TIME INTERVAL;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PHYSICS; RAIN; REFLECTION; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPACE TIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING;

RADAR;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 77952319209     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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