Measuring Hydrometeors Using a Precipitation Microphysical Characteristics Sensor: Sampling Effect of Different Bin Sizes on Drop Size Distribution Parameters

Table 3

The Gamma raindrop size distribution parameters for different rain-rate categories.

Category	N0 [m^−3mm^−1]	μ	Λ [mm^−1]	Rain-rate [mm h^−1]
Light rain	1.31 × 10^4	2.3	4.7	1.4
Moderate rain	8.01 × 10^4	3.9	5.2	7.3
Heavy rain	3.32 × 10^5	6.1	6.3	15.8
Rainstorm	2.85 × 10^4	3.24	3.38	55.6