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24 Feb 2026
Research article |
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| 24 Feb 2026
Vertical profiles of raindrop size distribution parameters of summer rainfall in the eastern Tibetan Plateau: retrieval method and characteristics
Pingyi Dong
Heavy Rain and Drought-Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Chengdu, 610072, China
Institute of Plateau Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Xingwen Jiang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Plateau Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Xingbing Zhao
Heavy Rain and Drought-Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Chengdu, 610072, China
Institute of Plateau Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Yuanchang Dong
Heavy Rain and Drought-Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Chengdu, 610072, China
Institute of Plateau Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Jiafeng Zheng
Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610072, China
Chun Hu
Sichuan Provincial Meteorological Observation and Data Centre, Chengdu, 610072, China
Guolu Gao
Heavy Rain and Drought-Flood Disasters in Plateau and Basin Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Chengdu, 610072, China
Institute of Plateau Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410005 China
Shulei Li
National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410005 China
Lingbing Bu
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044 China
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Short summary
A method is developed and validated for retrieving vertical profiles of the raindrop size distributions (DSD) parameters from a single-frequency Ka-band radar in this study. Some unique characteristics of the vertical profiles of DSD parameters in the eastern Tibetan Plateau are found. The empirical relationships for quantitative precipitation estimates and attenuation correction in the eastern Tibetan Plateau with Ka-band radar are derived.
A method is developed and validated for retrieving vertical profiles of the raindrop size...
