Simultaneous measurements of rain by airborne distrometer and dual‐polarization radar

Abstract

An experiment is described where rain at heights well above ground level was observed simultaneously by an airborne distrometer and a dual‐polarization radar. The parameters of the distribution of drop sizes and the rainfall rate were computed from both sets of observations assuming the distribution to have a negative exponential form. The parameters derived from the two sources of data are compared, and differences discussed.