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Z\/R Relationship

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003163

An empirical relationship between radar reflectivity factor z (in mm^6 / m^3 ) and rain rate ( in mm / hr ), usually expressed as Z = A R^b; A and b are empirical constants.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003163
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003163",
  "term": "Z\\/R Relationship",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "An empirical relationship between radar reflectivity factor z (in mm^6 / m^3 ) and rain rate ( in mm / hr ), usually expressed as Z = A R^b; A and b are empirical constants.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/z-r-relationship/"
}

Record 3,162 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.