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Statistical collapse of stratiform and convective drop diameter distributions at the ground
Author(s) -
Ignaccolo M.,
De Michele C.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2010gl045454
Subject(s) - drop (telecommunication) , probability density function , precipitation , convection , mechanics , renormalization , geology , physics , meteorology , mathematics , statistics , telecommunications , quantum mechanics , computer science
The probability density function of the drop diameter at the ground is investigated during stratiform and convective precipitation intervals at Darwin, Australia. We show how, after a renormalization procedure of the drop diameter, the empirical probability density functions of both types of precipitation collapse in a single curve, indicating the possible existence of an invariant distribution of the drop diameter at the ground.