Research Article
Geometric and Physical Characteristics of Precipitation Clouds in Tibetan Plateau
Table 2
The definition of physical parameters of precipitation clouds.
| | Symbol | Physical meaning |
| | RRavg(mm·h−1) | Mean rain rate obtained averaged by all rain rate within precipitation cloud | | RRmax(mm·h−1) | The maximum rain rate among rain pixels of precipitation cloud | | RRavgc(mm·h−1) | Mean convective rain rate averaged by all convective rain rate within precipitation cloud | | RRavgs(mm·h−1) | Mean stratiform rain rate averaged by all stratiform rain rate within precipitation cloud | | RRmaxc(mm·h−1) | The maximum rain rate among convective pixels of precipitation cloud | | RRmaxs(mm·h−1) | The maximum rain rate among stratiform pixels of precipitation cloud | | CAF(%) | Fraction of convective area to total precipitation area within precipitation cloud | | SAF(%) | Fraction of stratiform area to total precipitation area within precipitation cloud | | CPC(%) | Convective precipitation contribution to total precipitation within precipitation cloud | | SPC(%) | Stratiform precipitation contribution to total precipitation within precipitation cloud |
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