On the consistency of 2-D video disdrometers in measuring microphysical parameters of solid precipitation

Bernauer, F.; Hürkamp, K.; Rühm, W.; Tschiersch, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-3251-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-3251-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-3251-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 8

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13 Aug 2015

Research article |

| 13 Aug 2015

On the consistency of 2-D video disdrometers in measuring microphysical parameters of solid precipitation

F. Bernauer, K. Hürkamp, W. Rühm, and J. Tschiersch

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RC C678: 'Revision Bernauer et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Apr 2015
- AC C1461: 'Authors' comments on comments of referee #1', Felix Bernauer, 08 Jun 2015
- AC C1470: 'Authors' answers to the comments of reviewer #1, updated', Felix Bernauer, 09 Jun 2015
RC C1013: 'Revision of Bernauer et al. 'On the potential of 2-D-Video Disdrometer technique to measure micro physical parameters of solid precipitation'', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 May 2015
- AC C1462: 'Authors' answers to the comments of reviewer #2', Felix Bernauer, 08 Jun 2015
- AC C1471: 'Authors' answers to the comments of reviewer #2, updated', Felix Bernauer, 09 Jun 2015

Short summary

This work has the aim of clarifying the consistency of 2-D video disdrometer devices in deriving size, velocity and shape parameters of solid hydrometeors. The need of implementing a matching algorithm suitable for mixed- and solid-phase precipitation is highlighted as an essential step in data evaluation. For this purpose simple reproducible experiments with solid steel spheres and irregularly shaped Styrofoam particles are conducted.