Precipitation: Advances in Measurement, Estimation and Prediction (eBook)

Editorial 7
Prologue 9
Contributors 13
Contents 21
Part I. Measurement of precipitation 32
1 The 2D-Video-Distrometer 33
2 Using vibrating-wire technology for precipitation measurements 63
3 Measurements of light rain, drizzle and heavy fog 89
4 The Droplet Spectrometer – a measuring concept for detailed precipitation characterization 113
5 Quality control of precipitation data 131
Part II. Estimation of precipitation 157
i. Space estimation 159
6 Global precipitation measurement 161
7 Operational discrimination of raining from non-raining clouds in mid-latitudes using multispectral satellite data 201
8 Estimation of precipitation from space-based platforms 225
9 Combined radar–radiometer retrievals from satellite observations 249
ii. Ground estimation 261
10 Rain microstructure from polarimetric radar and advanced disdrometers 263
11 On the use of spectral polarimetry to observe ice cloud microphysics with radar 315
12 Performance of algorithms for rainfall retrieval from dual-polarization X-band radar measurements 343
iii. Underwater estimation 371
13 Underwater acoustic measurements of rainfall 373
Part III. Prediction of precipitation 395
14 Probabilistic evaluation of ensemble precipitation forecasts 397
15 Improved nowcasting of precipitation based on convective analysis fields 419
16 Overview of methods for the verification of quantitative precipitation forecasts 449
17 Objective verification of spatial precipitation forecasts 483
Part IV. Integration of measurement, estimation and prediction of precipitation 503
18 Combined use of weather radar and limited area model for wintertime precipitation type discrimination 505
19 Adjusting ground radar using space TRMM Precipitation Radar 523
20 Implementing a multiplatform precipitation experiment 545
Author index 563
Subject index 565