Comparison of drop size distribution parameter (D0) and rain rate from S-band dual-polarized ground radar, TRMM precipitation radar (PR), and combined PR-TMI: Two events from Kwajalein Atoll

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1603-1616

  Bringi, V N ^a   Huang, Gwo Jong ^a   Munchak, S Joseph ^b,c   Kummerow, Christian D ^a   Marks, David A ^b,d   Wolff, David B ^b,d  

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

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Radars Radar observations

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CONVECTIVE RAIN; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DUAL-POLARIZED; GROUND RADARS; GROUND TRUTH; GROUND VALIDATIONS; MICROWAVE EMISSIVITY; MICROWAVE IMAGERS; OPEN OCEAN; OPTIMAL ESTIMATIONS; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; RAIN RATES; S-BAND RADAR; STABLE SURFACES; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; OVERPASSES; RADAR; RAIN; REFLECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRMM;

KWAJALEIN ATOLL; MARSHALL ISLANDS;

EID: 84871854018     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00153.1     Document Type: Article

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