An algorithm for drop-size distribution retrieval from GPM dual-frequency precipitation radar

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 7170-7185

  Le, Minda ^a   Chandrasekar, V ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop size distribution (DSD); dual frequency precipitation radar (DPR); dual frequency retrieval; Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM); microphysics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DROPS; RAIN;

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DUAL FREQUENCY; DUAL-FREQUENCY PRECIPITATION RADARS; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS; MICROPHYSICS;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ALGORITHM; DROPLET; LINEARITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84902261022     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2014.2308475     Document Type: Article

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