Why does radar reflectivity tend to increase downward toward the ocean surface, but decrease downward toward the land surface?

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 135-148

  Liu, Chuntao ^a   Zipser, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

radar reflectivity slope; rainfall; TRMM; updraft

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FREEZING; RADAR; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; REFLECTION;

CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; DIFFERENT SLOPES; HIGH REFLECTIVITY; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SURFACE PRECIPITATION; TRMM; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION PRECIPITATION RADARS; UPDRAFT;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

CUMULUS; LAND SURFACE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; REFLECTIVITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA SURFACE; STRATIFORM CLOUD; TRMM; UPDRAFT;

AFRICA; CHINA;

EID: 84877975403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018134     Document Type: Article

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