Three-body scattering and hail size

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 687-700

  Zrnic, D S ^a   Zhang, G ^b   Melnikov, V ^a,b   Andric, J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING CROSS SECTION; COHERENT WAVES; CROSS SECTION; PER UNIT VOLUME; RADAR EQUATION; RESONANT EFFECT; WEATHER RADARS;

GAGES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR; REFLECTION;

FORWARD SCATTERING;

GAUGE; HAIL; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADAR IMAGERY; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77955582457     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2300.1     Document Type: Article

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