Identification and analysis of collisional breakup in natural rain

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3404-3416

  D'Adderio, Leo Pio ^a   Porcù, Federico ^b   Tokay, Ali ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Drop size distribution; Hydrometeorology; In situ atmospheric observations

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COLLISIONAL BREAKUP; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INTEGRAL PARAMETERS; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SITU ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; RAINFALL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84941292188     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0304.1     Document Type: Article

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