The Joss-Waldvogel (JW) Disdrometer is a ground-based impact-type disdrometer manufactured by Distromet. It uses an electromechanical counter to determine the drop size distribution (DSD) of raindrops. It detects raindrops with diameters from 0.3 to 5.5 mm. The JW Disdrometer can record up to 200 drops per second and has a typical sampling frequency of 1 minute.
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- Meter/Analyzer
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Droplet SizeEarth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > HydrometeorsEarth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation AmountEarth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation
- Land Surface
- 1 min
- Point
- N/A
- Currently unavailable
Dmitri N. Moisseev
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Distromet
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 Field Site Stationary 76 Campaigns · 175 Instruments |  Light Precipitation Evaluation Experiment 2010 Gulf of Finland 1 Deployment · 22 Data Products
 Tropical Rain Measuring Mission-Kwajalein Experiment 1999 Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands 1 Deployment · 1 Data Product
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