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A rapidly switched dual-polarization radar technique is used for the first time to obtain two-dimensional spatial distributions of the statistical characteristics of the sizes and concentration of rain drops in rain. These have been obtained using a high-resolution 10-cm wavelength radar, and the data have been used to estimate rainfall rates within small volumes to a much greater accuracy than is available from conventional radar measurements. The technique also gives a clear distinction between ice particles and rain drops.
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Hall, M., Cherry, S., Goddard, J. et al. Rain drop sizes and rainfall rate measured by dual-polarization radar. Nature 285, 195–198 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/285195a0
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