Raindrop Size Distributions in the Zhengzhou Extreme Rainfall Event on 20 July 2021: Temporal–Spatial Variability and Implications for Radar QPE

• Published in: Journal of Meteorological Research Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 489 - 503
• Main Authors: Cui, Liman, Li, Haoran, Su, Aifang, Zhang, Yang, Lyu, Xiaona, Xi, Le, Zhang, Yuanmeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Atmospheric Sciences; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geophysics and Environmental Physics; Meteorology; Original Paper; radar; extreme rainfall; quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE); raindrop size distribution

In this study, a regional Parsivel OTT disdrometer network covering urban Zhengzhou and adjacent areas is employed to investigate the temporal–spatial variability of raindrop size distributions (DSDs) in the Zhengzhou extreme rainfall event on 20 July 2021. The rain rates observed by disdrometers an...