How much can we learn about rain microphysics from polarimetric radar observations? An investigation of information content and parameter estimation using the Bayesian Observationally-constrained Statistical-physical Scheme (BOSS)


Karly Jackson Reimel1, Marcus van Lier Walqui2, Matthew R Kumjian1, Olivier Prat3 and Hugh Morrison4, (1)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, (2)Columbia University, Center for Climate Systems Research, New York, United States, (3)Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites - NC, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC, United States, (4)NSF NCAR, MMM Laboratory, Boulder, United States