Geometric and Physical Characteristics of Precipitation Clouds in Tibetan Plateau

Table 4

The calculated mean geometrical (horizontal and vertical) and physical parameters of precipitation clouds.

Geometrical parameters	Average	Physical parameters	Average
L (km)	34.74	RRavg(mm·h^−1)	1.54
W (km)	19.91	RRmax(mm·h^−1)	5.60
α	0.62	RRavgc(mm·h^−1)	7.22
S (km^2)	373.67	RRavgs(mm·h^−1)	1.20
β	0.55	RRmaxc(mm·h^−1)	13.61
Hmax (km)	9.69	RRmaxs(mm·h^−1)	2.60
Havg (km)	8.36	CAF(%)	19.29
γmax	0.39	SAF(%)	94.13
γavg	0.42	CPC(%)	44.16
		SPC(%)	86.39