The measurement of rain kinetic energy and rain intensity using an acoustic disdrometer

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Winder, P ^a   Paulson, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acoustic; disdrometer; kinetic energy; Rain; rain rate

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTICS; DROPS; INSTRUMENT ERRORS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; TANKS (CONTAINERS); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS; DISDROMETERS; INTEGRATION TIME; RAIN KINETIC ENERGY; RAIN RATES; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SAMPLING UNCERTAINTIES; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

ACOUSTIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84855408108     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/23/1/015801     Document Type: Article

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