Investigating precipitation microphysics using ground-based microwave remote sensors and disdrometer data

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 583-600

  Marzano, Frank S ^a,c   Cimini, Domenico ^b,c   Montopoli, Mario ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disdrometer; Ground based radar; Ground based radiometer; Hydrometeor microphysics and classification; Microwave remote sensing; Particle size distribution; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

DISDROMETERS; GROUND BASED RADAR; GROUND-BASED RADIOMETERS; MICROPHYSICS; MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; PRECIPITATION;

CLOUDS; GAGES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHYSICS; RADAR; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPACE OPTICS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

MICROWAVE SENSORS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RADIOMETER; RAINDROP; REMOTE SENSING; SENSOR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77955771778     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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