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Diurnal Variation in the Vertical Profile of the Raindrop Size Distribution for Stratiform Rain as Inferred from Micro Rain Radar Observations in Sumatra
Authors:Ravidho RAMADHAN  MARZUKI  Mutya VONNISA  HARMADI  Hiroyuki HASHIGUCHI  Toyoshi SHIMOMAI
Abstract:The diurnal variation in the vertical structure of the raindrop size distribution (RSD) associated with stratiform rain at Kototabang, West Sumatra (0.20°S, 100.32°E), was investigated using micro rain radar (MRR) observations from January 2012 to August 2016. Along with the MRR data, the RSD from an optical disdrometer and vertical profile of precipitation from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission were used to establish the microphysical characteristics of diurnal rainfall. Rainfall during 0000–0600 LST and 1800–2400 LST had a lower concentration of small drops and a higher concentration of large drops when compared to rainfall during the daytime (0600–1800 LST). The RSD stratified on the basis of rain rate (R) showed a lower total concentration of drops and higher mass-weighted mean diameter in 0000–0600 LST and 1800–2400 LST than in the daytime. During the daytime, the RSD is likely governed by a riming process that can be seen from a weak bright band (BB). On the other hand, during 0000–0600 LST and 1800–2400 LST, the BB was stronger and the rainfall was associated with a higher concentration of midsize and large drops, which could be attributed to more active aggregation right above the melting layer with minimal breakup. Diurnal variation in the vertical profile of RSD led to a different radar reflectivity (Z)–R relationship in the rain column, in which Z during the periods 0000–0600 LST and 1800–2400 LST was larger than at the other times, for the same R.
Keywords:diurnal variation   raindrop size distribution   micro rain radar   stratiform rain   Kototabang
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