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On the Laws‐Parsons distribution of raindrop sizes
Author(s) -
Wolf David A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/2000rs002369
Subject(s) - exponential function , range (aeronautics) , drop (telecommunication) , distribution (mathematics) , environmental science , probability density function , distribution function , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , physics , law , mechanics , mathematics , thermodynamics , materials science , mathematical analysis , statistics , telecommunications , computer science , composite material , political science
A new analytical function is given for the distribution density of raindrop diameters implied by the measured Laws‐Parsons distribution of the volume fraction of water in rain. It yields results that differ importantly from those obtained via the Marshall‐Palmer exponential function of drop diameter in the millimeter range of radar wavelengths.