Estimation of vertical profiles of raindrop size distribution and cloud microphysical processes in stratiform rainfall using vertical-pointing X- and VHF-band radars

Goto, Yusuke; Shinoda, Taro; Minda, Haruya; Kyushima, Moeto; Hashiguchi, Hiroyuki; Toda, Nozomu; Shige, Shoichi

doi:10.5194/amt-19-1587-2026

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03 Mar 2026

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Estimation of vertical profiles of raindrop size distribution and cloud microphysical processes in stratiform rainfall using vertical-pointing X- and VHF-band radars

Yusuke Goto, Taro Shinoda, Haruya Minda, Moeto Kyushima, Hiroyuki Hashiguchi, Nozomu Toda, and Shoichi Shige

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