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| Titel |
Raindrop Size Distribution Observation for GPM/DPR algorithm development |
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Katsuhiro Nakagawa, Hiroshi Hanado, Masanori Nishikawa, Kenji Nakamura, Yuki Kaneko, Seiji Kawamura, Hironori Iwai, Haruya Minda, Riko Oki |
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EGU General Assembly 2013
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Englisch
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In: GRA - Volume 15 (2013) |
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250073760
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| Zusammenfassung |
| In order to evaluate and improve the accuracy of rainfall intensity from space-borne radars (TRMM/PR and GPM/DPR), it is important to estimate the rain attenuation, namely the k-Z relationship (k is the specific attenuation, Z is the radar reflectivity) correctly. National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) developed the mobile precipitation observation system for the dual Ka-band radar field campaign for GPM/DPR algorithm development. The precipitation measurement instruments are installed on the roof of container. The installed instruments for raindrop size distribution (DSD) measurements are 2-dimensional Video disdtrometer (2DVD), Joss-type disdrometer, and Laser Optical disdrometr (Parsival). 2DVD and Persival can measure not only raindrop size distribution but also ice and snow size distribution. Observations using the mobile precipitation observation system were performed in Okinawa Island, in Tsukuba, over the slope of Mt. Fuji, in Nagaoka, and in Sapporo Japan. Using these observed DSD data in the different provinces, the characteristics of DSD itself are analyzed and the k-Z relationship is estimated for evaluation and improvement of the TRMM/PR and GPM/DPR algorithm. |
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