Statistical characteristics of raindrop size distribution in the Meiyu season observed in Eastern China

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-227

  Chen, Baojun ^a   Yang, Jun ^b   Pu, Jiangping ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c PLA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern China; Meiyu Convective rain; Raindrop size distribution

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HISTOGRAM; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

CHINA;

EID: 84878191201     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2013-208     Document Type: Article

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