Evaluation of the new version of the laser-optical disdrometer, OTT parsivel

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1276-1288

  Tokay, Ali ^a,b   Wolff, David B ^c   Petersen, Walter A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAGES; NASA; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SPACE FLIGHT;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DROP CONCENTRATIONS; FALL VELOCITIES; GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RAINDROP SPECTRA; RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS;

DROPS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); RAINDROP; RAINGAUGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84902167014     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00174.1     Document Type: Article

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