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Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-6933-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-6933-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Research article
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10 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2024

Distribution characteristics of the summer precipitation raindrop spectrum on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Fuzeng Wang, Yuanyu Duan, Yao Huo, Yaxi Cao, Qiusong Wang, Tong Zhang, Junqing Liu, and Guangmin Cao

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This study analyzes precipitation features over the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, focusing on drop size distribution (DSD), terminal velocity, number density, radar reflectivity (Z), and rainfall intensity (I) at four sites. Terminal velocity is fastest at Nyalam and slowest at Lhasa.  Five microphysical characteristics exhibit different correlations with altitude. Z–I relationships differ by site, and both exponential and gamma distributions fit DSD, with gamma parameters varying with altitude.
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