Seasonal Characteristics of Raindrop Size Distribution and Implication for Radar Rainfall Retrievals in Metro Manila, Philippines

• Main Authors: Aragon, Larry Ger B., Ibañez, Marco Polo A., Ordinario, Raymond C., Simpas, James Bernard, Cambaliza, Maria Obiminda L, Dado, Julie Mae B., Maquiling, Joel, Reid, Elizabeth A.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Disdrometer; Metro Manila; Monsoon; Precipitation microphysics; Radar rainfall estimation; Raindrop size distribution; Atmospheric Sciences; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/manila-observatory/13; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107669
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of the seasonal characteristics of raindrop size distribution (DSD) in Metro Manila, Philippines, using two years of measurements (2018–2020) from the PARSIVEL2 disdrometer. Seasonal properties of DSD for both stratiform and convective rain types...