Title :
Correlation of extent of melting layer with rainfall rate and reflectivity in stratiform and convective rainstorms
Author :
Bandera, J. ; Papatsoris, A.D. ; Watson, P.A. ; Tan, J. ; Goddard, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., York Univ., UK
fDate :
11/12/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The correlations of the extent of the melting region with the reflectivity Z measured immediately below the melting layer and the rain rate R near the ground in stratiform and convective precipitation are reported. A total number of 2169 range-height indicator (RHI) scans recorded by the S-band Chilbolton advanced meteorological radar (CAMRa) have been used for this study
Keywords :
convection; melting; meteorological radar; rain; reflectivity; storms; S-band Chilbolton advanced meteorological radar; atmospheric precipitation; convective rainstorm; melting layer; rainfall rate; range height indicator scan; reflectivity; stratiform rainstorm;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981480
