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Marshall-palmer relation

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007126

An empirical relationship that describes the distribution of raindrop sizes within a given volume of air. It provides a mathematical formula for the number of raindrops per unit volume per unit diameter interval, typically expressed as an exponential function. This relation is widely used in radar meteorology to estimate rainfall rates from radar reflectivity measurements.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007126
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "An empirical relationship that describes the distribution of raindrop sizes within a given volume of air. It provides a mathematical formula for the number of raindrops per unit volume per unit diameter interval, typically expressed as an exponential function. This relation is widely used in radar meteorology to estimate rainfall rates from radar reflectivity measurements.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/marshall-palmer-relation/"
}

Record 5,839 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.