Tree-based genetic programming approach to infer microphysical parameters of the DSDs from the polarization diversity measurements

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 20-30

  Islam, Tanvir ^a   Rico Ramirez, Miguel A ^a   Han, Dawei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disdrometer raindrop spectra; Drop size distribution (DSD) retrievals; Dual polarization radar; Polarimetric radar; Precipitation microphysics; Shape and size parameters

Indexed keywords

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION RETRIEVAL; DUAL POLARIZATION RADARS; MICROPHYSICS; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; RAINDROP SPECTRA; SHAPE AND SIZE;

FORESTRY; GENETIC PROGRAMMING; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; RADAR; REFLECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ALGORITHM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINDROP; SHAPE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DISTRIBUTION; DROPS; FORESTRY; POLARIZATION; PRECIPITATION; RADAR; REFLECTION; SIMULATION; SIZE;

EID: 84865054605     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.05.028     Document Type: Article

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