InhaltsangabePart I. Measurement of precipitation.- Chapter 1 The 2-D-Video-Distrometer.- Chapter 2 Using vibrating-wire technology for precipitation measurements.- Chapter 3 Measurements of rain, drizzle and heavy fog.- Chapter 4 The Droplet Spectrometer - a measuring concept for detailed precipitation characterization.- Chapter 5 - Quality control of precipitation data.- Part II. Estimation of precipitation.- i. Space estimation.- Chapter 6 Global Precipitation Measurement.- Chapter 7 Operational discrimination of raining from non-raining clouds in mid-latitudes using multi spectral satellite data.- Chapter 8 Estimation of precipitation from space-based platforms.- Chapter 9 Combined radar-radiometer retrievals from satellite observations.- Part II. Estimation of precipitation.- ii. Ground estimation.- Chapter 10 Rain microstructure from polarimetric radar and advanced disdrometers.- Chapter 11 On the use of spectral polarimetry to observe ice cloud microphysics with radar.- Chapter 12 Performance of algorithms for rainfall retrieval from dual-polarization X-band radar measurements.- Part II. Estimation of precipitation.- iii. Underwater estimation.- Chapter 13 Underwater acoustic measurements of rainfall.- Part III. Prediction of precipitation.- Chapter 14 Probabilistic evaluation of ensemble precipitation forecasts.- Chapter 15 Improved nowcasting of precipitation based on convective analysis fields.- Chapter 16 Overview of methods for the verification of quantitative precipitation forecasts.- Chapter 17 Objective verification of spatial precipitation forecasts.- Part IV. Integration of measurement, estimation and prediction of precipitation.- Chapter 18 Combined use of weather radar and limited area model for wintertime precipitation type discrimination.- Chapter 19 Adjusting ground radar using space TRMM Precipitation Radar.- Chapter 20 Implementing a multiplatform precipitation experiment.- Author index.

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InhaltsangabeMeasurement of precipitation.- The 2D-Video-Distrometer.- Using vibrating-wire technology for precipitation measurements.- Measurements of light rain, drizzle and heavy fog.- The Droplet Spectrometer - a measuring concept for detailed precipitation characterization.- Quality control of precipitation data.- Estimation of precipitation.- Global precipitation measurement.- Operational discrimination of raining from non-raining clouds in mid-latitudes using multispectral satellite data.- Estimation of precipitation from space-based platforms.- Combined radar-radiometer retrievals from satellite observations.- Ground estimation.- Rain microstructure from polarimetric radar and advanced disdrometers.- On the use of spectral polarimetry to observe ice cloud microphysics with radar.- Performance of algorithms for rainfall retrieval from dual-polarization X-band radar measurements.- Underwater estimation.- Underwater acoustic measurements of rainfall.- Prediction of precipitation.- Probabilistic evaluation of ensemble precipitation forecasts.- Improved nowcasting of precipitation based on convective analysis fields.- Overview of methods for the verification of quantitative precipitation forecasts.- Objective verification of spatial precipitation forecasts.- Integration of measurement, estimation and prediction of precipitation.- Combined use of weather radar and limited area model for wintertime precipitation type discrimination.- Adjusting ground radar using space TRMM Precipitation Radar.- Implementing a multiplatform precipitation experiment.