Extended Abstract (416K)P8A.16
L-Moment method applied to observed raindrop size distributions
Donna V. Kliche, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; and A. G. Detwiler, P. L. Smith, and R. W. Johnson
The parameter-fitting method of L-moments is applied to direct measurements of raindrop sizes collected with hydrometeor imaging instruments, on the armored T-28 research aircraft. We fit exponential, gamma, and lognormal functions to the observed size distributions and use the goodness-of-fit technique to identify the functions that best represent the raindrop size distributions in selected regions of clouds.
Poster Session P8A, Precipitation and Cloud Microphysics
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Halls C & D
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