Freezing of raindrops in deep convective updrafts: A microphysical and polarimetric model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3471-3490

  Ganson, Scott M ^a,b   Ryzhkov, Alexander V ^a   Kumjian, Matthew R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Convective storms; Precipitation; Radars Radar observations

Indexed keywords

BIN MICROPHYSICS; BULK MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE STORMS; CROSS-CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEEP CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS; DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DROP SIZE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; FREEZING PROCESS; LINEAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIOS; NUCLEATION PROCESS; POLARIMETRIC MODELS; POLARIMETRIC RADAR OBSERVATION; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; POLARIMETRIC VARIABLE; SUPERCOOLED LIQUIDS; SURFACE REFLECTIVITY; VERTICAL PROFILE;

BINS; NUCLEATION; PHYSICS; POLARIMETERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REFLECTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STORMS;

FREEZING;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FREEZING; MODELING; RADAR; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORM;

EID: 84871969782     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-067.1     Document Type: Article

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