Abstract: The principal process considered in this paper is the flux of raindrops through a volume of the atmosphere. This process is of fundamental importance for a wide variety of engineering and environmental problems, notably ...

Abstract: The hydrometeorological processes that control flash flooding are examined through analyses of space?time rainfall variability and flood response in the Milwaukee metropolitan region. The analyses focus on four flood events ...

Abstract: The relationships between radar reflectivity factor Z, rainfall rate R, and rainfall kinetic energy flux E were analyzed based on a multiyear raindrop spectra dataset recorded by a Joss?Waldvogel disdrometer in the Goodwin ...

Abstract: recipitation displays a remarkable variability in space and time. An important yet poorly documented aspect of this variability is intermittency. In this paper, a new way of quantifying intermittency based on the burstiness ...

Abstract: urricane Irene produced catastrophic rainfall and flooding in portions of the eastern United States from 27 to 29 August 2011. Like a number of tropical cyclones that have produced extreme flooding in the northeastern ...

Abstract: This study aims at assessing the potential of anomalous propagation conditions to occur, reviews past attempts to mitigate ground clutter contamination of radar data resulting from anomalous signal propagation, and presents ...

Abstract: Scale differences may introduce a bias when comparing, merging, or assimilating rainfall measurements because the dynamic range of values representing the underlying physical process strongly depends on the resolution of ...

Abstract: The intrastorm variability of raindrop size distributions as a source of uncertainty in single-parameter and dual-parameter radar rainfall estimates is studied using time series analyses of disdrometer observations. Two ...

Abstract: he authors identify the flashiest watersheds in the contiguous United States based on frequency of discharge peaks exceeding 1 m3 s?1 km?2. The entire digitized record of USGS instantaneous discharge data is used for all ...

Abstract: Convective storms are commonplace in the southern plains of the United States. Occasionally, convective storms produce extreme rainfall accumulations, causing streams and rivers to flood. In this paper, we examine the ...