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Data description paper
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Data description paper |
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Database of the Italian disdrometer network
Elisa Adirosi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC), Rome, 00133, Italy
Federico Porcù
Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi”, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy
Mario Montopoli
National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC), Rome, 00133, Italy
Center of Excellence Telesensing of Environment and Model Prediction of Severe Events, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Luca Baldini
National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC), Rome, 00133, Italy
Alessandro Bracci
National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC), Rome, 00133, Italy
Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi”, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy
Vincenzo Capozzi
Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, 80143, Italy
Clizia Annella
Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, 80143, Italy
Giorgio Budillon
Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, 80143, Italy
Edoardo Bucchignani
Meteorology Lab, Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA), Capua, 81043, Italy
Alessandra Lucia Zollo
Meteorology Lab, Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA), Capua, 81043, Italy
Orietta Cazzuli
Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment of Lombardy (ARPA Lombardia), Milan, 20124, Italy
Giulio Camisani
Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment of Lombardy (ARPA Lombardia), Milan, 20124, Italy
Renzo Bechini
Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment of Piemonte (ARPA Piemonte), Turin, 10135, Italy
Roberto Cremonini
Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment of Piemonte (ARPA Piemonte), Turin, 10135, Italy
Andrea Antonini
Laboratory of Environmental Monitoring and Modelling for the sustainable development (LaMMA), Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), 50019, Italy
Alberto Ortolani
Laboratory of Environmental Monitoring and Modelling for the sustainable development (LaMMA), Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), 50019, Italy
National Research Council of Italy, Institute for the BioEconomy (CNR-IBE), Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), 50019, Italy
Samantha Melani
Laboratory of Environmental Monitoring and Modelling for the sustainable development (LaMMA), Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), 50019, Italy
National Research Council of Italy, Institute for the BioEconomy (CNR-IBE), Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), 50019, Italy
Paolo Valisa
Società Astronomica Schiaparelli, Centro Geofisico Prealpino, Varese, 21100, Italy
Simone Scapin
Società Astronomica Schiaparelli, Centro Geofisico Prealpino, Varese, 21100, Italy
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The paper describes the database of 1 min drop size distribution (DSD) of atmospheric precipitation collected by the Italian disdrometer network over the last 10 years. These data are useful for several applications that range from climatological, meteorological and hydrological uses to telecommunications, agriculture and conservation of cultural heritage exposed to precipitation. Descriptions of the processing and of the database organization, along with some examples, are provided.
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