The impact of size sorting on the polarimetric radar variables

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2042-2060

  Kumjian, Matthew R ^a   Ryzhkov, Alexander V ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Cloud parameterizations; Precipitation; Radars Radar observations; Single column models

Indexed keywords

BULK MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CROSS-CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; MODEL SIMULATION; MODEL SOLUTION; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PARTICLE SORTING; POLARIMETRIC RADAR OBSERVATION; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; RADAR REFLECTIVITY FACTOR; SINGLE-COLUMN MODEL; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; SPECTRAL SHAPES; VARIABLE SHAPE; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

BINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROPS; PHYSICS; POLARIMETERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR; REFLECTION; STORMS;

SCREENING;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DATA ASSIMILATION; DROPLET; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; REFLECTIVITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 84864844233     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0125.1     Document Type: Article

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