Modeling Rain Rate Distribution Per Diameter Class from Disdrometer Data Collected in Northern Benin (AMMA Campaign): A New Relationship Between Radar Reflectivity and Rainfall Rate

Research areas:

• Volume 4,Issue 3, May 2017

Year:

2017

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

DSD, Radar Reflectivity, Rainfall Rate, Disdrometer, AMMA

Authors:

Kougbéagbédè Hilaire; Houngninou B. Etienne; Moumouni Sounmaila

Journal:

IJRIES

Volume:

4

Number:

3

Pages:

56-62

Month:

May

ISSN:

2394-1375

BibTex:

@article{150, author = "Kougb{\'e}agb{\'e}d{\`e} Hilaire and Houngninou B. Etienne and Moumouni Sounmaila", abstract = "We analyzed the DSD with a new function R(D) which is equal to the rain rate per interval of raindrop diameters. The expressions of some weather variables (radar reflectivity Z, liquid water content W¬ and rainfall rate RT) were written with the function...", issn = "23941375", journal = "IJRIES", keywords = "DSD, Radar Reflectivity, Rainfall Rate, Disdrometer, AMMA", month = "May", number = "3", pages = "56-62", title = "{M}odeling {R}ain {R}ate {D}istribution {P}er {D}iameter {C}lass from {D}isdrometer {D}ata {C}ollected in {N}orthern {B}enin ({AMMA} {C}ampaign): {A} {N}ew {R}elationship {B}etween {R}adar {R}eflectivity and {R}ainfall {R}ate", volume = "4", year = "2017", }

Abstract:

We analyzed the DSD with a new function R(D) which is equal to the rain rate per interval of raindrop diameters. The expressions of some weather variables (radar reflectivity Z, liquid water content W¬ and rainfall rate RT) were written with the function...

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