Drop size distribution comparisons between Parsivel and 2-D video disdrometers

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 30, Issue , 2011, Pages 3-9

  Thurai, M ^a   Petersen, W A ^b   Tokay, A ^c   Schultz, C ^d   Gatlin, P ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; DROPLET; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROMETRY; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ALABAMA; HUNTSVILLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955948517     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-30-3-2011     Document Type: Article

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