CPOL radar-derived drop size distribution statistics of stratiform and convective rain for two regimes in Darwin, Australia

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 932-942

  Thurai, M ^a   Bringi, V N ^a   May, P T ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Drop size distribution; Monsoon; Radars radar observations; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONVECTIVE RAIN; DATA SETS; DISDROMETERS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; INDEXING TECHNIQUES; MAXIMUM VALUES; MONSOON REGIMES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PRE-MONSOON; RAIN TYPE; STANDARD DEVIATION; TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT; TWO-REGIME;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DROPS; GRAPHIC METHODS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RAIN;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DATA SET; DROPLET; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MONSOON; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADAR; RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 77955524177     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1349.1     Document Type: Article

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