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Graupel: A form of frozen precipitation consisting of snowflakes or ice crystals and supercooled water droplets frozen together.

Differential Reflectivity (ZDR): Ratio between the reflectivity of a horizontal polarised pulse and the reflectivity of a vertical polarised pulse. Zdr depends on the asymmetry of the shape, the orientation and the falling . . . View Full Definition

Depolarisation Ratio (LDR): Ratio between the reflectivity received at vertical polarisation, but transmitted with horizontal polarisation, and the reflectivity at horizontal polarisation. Depolarisation of the horizon . . . View Full Definition

Hail: Precipitation that originates in convective clouds, such as cumulonimbus, in the form of balls or irregular pieces of ice, which comes in different shapes and sizes. Hail is considered to ha . . . View Full Definition