Evaluation of gamma raindrop size distribution assumption through comparison of rain rates of measured and radar-equivalent gamma DSD

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1618-1635

  Adirosi, Elisa ^a   Gorgucci, Eugenio ^a   Baldini, Luca ^a   Tokay, Ali ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; NASA; POLARIZATION; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS; GROUND VALIDATION PROGRAMS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE;

RAIN;

MODELING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ALABAMA; HUNTSVILLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903902593     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0150.1     Document Type: Article

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