Sensitivity of C-band polarimetric radar-based drop size estimates to maximum diameter

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1352-1371

  Carey, Lawrence D ^a   Petersen, Walter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop size distribution; Radars Radar observations

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; POLARIMETERS; RADAR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DIFFERENTIAL REFLECTIVITY; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FOURTH ORDER POLYNOMIAL; PRECIPITATION RETRIEVALS; RADAR SCATTERING MODEL; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RESONANCE SCATTERING;

DROPS;

DIAMETER; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINDROP; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84943773900     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-14-0079.1     Document Type: Article

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