Raindrop Size Distribution and Radar Parameters at Cape Verde

Journal of Applied Meteorology;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......hypotheses about the raindrop size distribution (DSD). A universal knowledge...higher than about 20 mm h^sup -1^, the slope of the DSDs...Introduction The raindrop size distribution (DSD) is pivotal in many...reflectivity factor Z (mm^sup 6^ m^sup -3^) and the rain rate R (mm ...

An Investigation of the Slope-Shape Relation for Gamma Raindrop Size...

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT The gamma drop size distribution (DSD) has been widely used...and [M^sub 0^/N(D^sub m^)]^sup 2^. A comparison between...proposed to model observed drop size distribution (DSD), including the exponential...describe a variety of raindrop size distributions (Ulbrich 1983...the ...

Diagnosing the Intercept Parameter for Exponential Raindrop Size...

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology;  November 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......used to represent raindrop size distribution (DSD) in rainfall estimation...Information about the drop size distribution (DSD) is essential for understanding...D), (1) where N^sub o^ (m^sup -3^ mm^sup -1^) is the intercept parameter and Λ (mm^sup -1^) is a slope ...

Changes in the Size Distribution of U.S. Banks: 1960-2005

Economic Quarterly - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......anything about it? Our analysis of the size distribution emphasizes fitting the data to the...frequently have been used to describe firm size distribution. As we will demonstrate, the lognormal...poorly fits the upper right tail of the size distribution. The Pareto distribution fits ...

Minimizing Instrumental Broadening of the Drop Size Distribution with the...

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  December 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......shown that the width of the measured size distribution is considerably reduced when applying...of the width of the measured drop size distribution changes significantly when applying...formula omitted.) 1. Introduction The size distribution of cloud droplets is one of the crucial...

7thOnline Announces Size Optimization: Enabling Retailers and Suppliers to...

PR Newswire;  September 13, 2006 ;     418 words ......determine the optimal merchandise size distribution to meet unique store-level demand...size blindly in order to determine size distribution. Consequently, a significant portion...lost due to a mismatch between store size distribution and local demand. Retailers and suppliers...

Investigation of the relationship between the particle size distribution...

Minerals & Metallurgical Processing;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Abstract The effect of the feed size distribution on the kinetic parameters in pyrite...and b are dependent on the particle size distribution of the feed. Specifically, parameter...despite wide variations in the feed size distribution. Algorithms based on these results...

Effect of the Size Distribution of Alpha Particles on Microstructure...

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......describe the diffusional growth of a size distribution of alpha particles in Ti-6Al-4V during...simulations quantified the narrowing of the size distribution associated with the different growth...increases measurably, but that the size distribution remains self-similar. In a ...

Sensitivity of the Sandblasting Flux Calculations to the Soil Size...

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......elementary fluxes, discretized along a soil size distribution. But, because the sandblasting is a threshold...emission fluxes and the corresponding dust size distribution. The dust size distribution in the Shao (2001) parameterization evolves...

German Inventors Develop Particles Size Distribution Determining Processes

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 27, 2008 ;     275 words ......method for determining particles size distribution. According to the abstract released...The measurement of the particle size distribution of an aerosol is of crucial importance...in order to determine the particle size distribution. The invention provides a process...

Japanese Inventors Develop Particle Size Distribution Measurement...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 14, 2006 ;     352 words ......apparatus for measuring particle size distribution by dynamic light scattering. According...distribution for determining particle size distribution with higher precision by compensating...and a method for measuring particle size distribution using such an apparatus. The apparatus...

Particle size distribution analyzer. (Brochures).(from Polymer...

Rubber World;  January 1, 2002 ;     115 words ...Particle size distribution analyzer. Technical literature describes the PL-PSDA particle size distribution analyzer which features an integrated...rapid determination of particle size distribution of colloidal dispersions. Operating...

High-resolution, submicron particle size distribution analysis using...

Biophysical Journal;  February 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Furthermore, the breadth of the particle size distribution, combined with possible variations...evaluate the particle density and size distribution. This method works provided the sample...high-resolution determination of the size distribution of particle diameters ranging from...

Wind-induced error of raindrop size distribution measurement using a...

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  November 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......provides information on raindrop size distribution, terminal velocity, and shape using...instrument's measurement of drop size distribution. The results of the study lead to...provides information on raindrop size distribution (DSD), velocity, and shape. This...

size distribution of firms

A Dictionary of Economics;      55 words ...size distribution of firms The number of firms of various sizes. Size can be measured in various ways: employment, turnover, and stock exchange capitalization...