Searching for large raindrops: A global summary of two-dimensional video disdrometer observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1069-1089

  Gatlin, Patrick N ^a   Thurai, Merhala ^b   Bringi, V N ^b   Petersen, Walter ^c   Wolff, David ^c   Tokay, Ali ^c,d   Carey, Lawrence ^e   Wingo, Matthew ^e  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Drop size distribution; Hail; Radars Radar observations; Rainfall; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

LOCATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; TROPICAL LOCATION; VIDEO DISDROMETER;

DROPS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HAIL; RADAR IMAGERY; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; PUERTO RICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943742196     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-14-0089.1     Document Type: Article

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