Characterization of vertical velocity and drop size distribution parameters in widespread precipitation at ARM facilities

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 380-391

  Giangrande, Scott E ^a   Luke, Edward P ^a   Kollias, Pavlos ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climatology; Drop size distribution; Precipitation; Profilers; Radars Radar observations; Satellite observations

Indexed keywords

AIR MOTION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; DATA SETS; DOPPLER VELOCITY; DROP DIAMETERS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DUAL FREQUENCY; GAMMA FUNCTION; GERMANY; GROUND BASED; HIGH-RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS; MELTING LAYERS; NIGER; OKLAHOMA; PROFILERS; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL RATES; REMOTE SENSORS; RETRIEVAL METHODS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SMALL SCALE VARIABILITY; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SPACE-BORNE; STANDARD DEVIATION; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

CLIMATOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROFILER; RADAR; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLACK FOREST; GERMANY; LAMONT; NIAMEY [NIGER]; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857763105     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-10-05000.1     Document Type: Article

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