Characteristics of raindrop spectra as normalized gamma distribution from a Joss-Waldvogel disdrometer

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-73

  Islam, Tanvir ^a   Rico Ramirez, Miguel A ^a   Thurai, Merhala ^b   Han, Dawei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop size distribution (DSD); Meteorological radar; Microphysical parameterization schemes; Microphysics of precipitation; Precipitation particle measurement; Rainfall algorithms; Reflectivity; RSD model parameters; Stratiform and convective clouds; Variability

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERIZATION; MICROPHYSICS; RSD MODEL PARAMETERS; VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; REFLECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTIVE CLOUD; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858148633     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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