Comparative hydrometeors measured by a PARSIVEL disdrometer at Tianshan mountains in arid regions of China

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 24684 - 13
• Main Authors: Zhao, Chuancheng, Yao, Shuxia, Ding, Yongjian, Zhao, Qiudong, Zhou, Jiaxin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 09.07.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/106/242; 704/106/35; Arid zones; Climate change; Correlation coefficient; Disdrometers; Drop size; Dry season; Energy; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrology; Kinetic energy; Mountains; multidisciplinary; Precipitation; Precipitation microphysics; Radar; Radar reflectivity; Rain; Rainfall intensity; Rainy season; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seasons; Size distribution; Velocity; France; Tien Shan Mountains; China; Disdrometers; Precipitation microphysics; Drop size; Radar reflectivity; Kinetic energy

Knowledge of microphysical characteristics of precipitation, including intensity, drop size, fall velocity, and kinetic energy, is crucial for the quantitative measurement of precipitation using radar and for estimating precipitation erosivity. This study investigates the variations in precipitation...