On the variability of the shape-slope parameter relations of the gamma raindrop size distribution model

Details On the variability of the shape-slope parameter relations of the gamma raindrop size distribution model On the variability of the shape-slope parameter relations of the gamma raindrop size distribution model

Nov 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006georl..3322809n&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 33, Issue 22, CiteID L22809

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Hydrology: Precipitation-Radar, Hydrology: Precipitation (3354), Atmospheric Processes: Convective Processes, Atmospheric Processes: Mesoscale Meteorology, Atmospheric Processes: Precipitation (1854)

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The gamma parameters have been derived on the ground with the disdrometer and aloft with VHF and UHF radar measurements made at Gadanki in the southwest monsoon season. They have been used to study the variability of the shape-slope (μ - Λ) relation with the climatic regime and also as a function of height. The μ - Λ relation obtained at Gadanki differs from that derived at Florida and Oklahoma indicating climatic differences in the relation, which could be due to the microphysical differences in the rain DSD at these two locations. However, these differences could also arise due to the use of different type of disdrometers at these locations. For the first time, an attempt has been made to study the variation of this relation with height, and the analysis clearly reveals a significant variation in the coefficients of the relation with height. The vertical variability of the relation has been ascribed to the microphysical processes occurring in the height region concerned in the present study. These results suggest that for accurate retrieval of drop size distribution from polarimetric measurements and also for studies on the microphysics of rain systems, the vertical variability of the relation needs to be accounted, in particular in an environment where the DSD variations are considerable. In addition, the reduction of the scatter in the μ - Λ plot after filtering light rain events, suggests that the μ - Λ relation may be pertinent to moderate to heavy rain corroborating some of the earlier reports.

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