Classification of rain types using drop size distributions and polarimetric radar: Case study of a 2014 flooding event in Korea

The classification methods using logNw-D0, logN0-rainrate, and slope-rainrate domain proposed in previous two studies performed well when applied to the new data if the slope and/or intercept values were changed. Another method using logN0-slope domain was not possible to classify the precipitation types well in the study area, as the best-fit line could not be obtained. The average measured D0 and Nw values obtained from polarimetric radar were compared with climatological precipitation data, measured in both the tropics and mid-latitudes. And new separation line was obtained for the rainfall at the southern part of Korea.