Polarimetric radar analysis of raindrop size variability in maritime and continental clouds

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1970-1980

  Wilson, James W ^a   Knight, Charles A ^a   Tessendorf, Sarah A ^a   Weeks, Courtney ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud droplets; Cloud seeding; Drop size distribution; Field experiments; Radars radar observations

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AIR MASS; CARIBBEAN SEA; CLOUD DROPLETS; CONTINENTAL AIR MASS; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DROP SIZE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GROWTH STAGES; NATURAL VARIABILITY; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; QUEENSLAND; RADAR ECHOES; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; RAINDROP SIZES; RESEARCH PROGRAMS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; DROPS; EXPERIMENTS; POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; REFLECTION; SEED; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CLOUD SEEDING;

AIR MASS; CLOUD SEEDING; CUMULUS; DRIZZLE; DROPLET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RADAR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 80053186349     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAMC2683.1     Document Type: Article

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