In this study, we present a methodology to study the properties of convective precipitation in a holistic way. We apply a tracking algorithm to X‐band radar retrievals to store Lagrangian properties of convective rain cells. The height of maximum reflectivity (H _Zmax ) is combined with the vertically integrated water (VIW) to provide a useful parameter space to constrain the microphysical study of the cells. This parameter determines most of the shape of the vertical structure of rain cells, where VIW acts as a modulating factor. Decreases in H _Zmax are likely associated to enhanced collection processes, which favor growth of reflectivity (Z ), differential reflectivity (Z _dr ), differential attenuation (K _dp ), and droplet mean volume diameter (D ₀). This growth is further favored under higher VIW conditions. By discriminating the microphysical analysis by H _Zmax and VIW, droplet growth can be analyzed in different types of rain cells and stages of life cycle. Overall, the results presented here can help understand the constraints of the vertical structure of rain cells and microphysical properties from the combination of H _Zmax and VIW. Contrary to the microphysical retrievals themselves, computations of H _Zmax and VIW do not depend on dual polarization.

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SOS-CHUVA期间对流雨水细胞的宏观和微观物理特征

在这项研究中，我们提出了一种以整体方式研究对流降水性质的方法。我们将跟踪算法应用于X波段雷达检索，以存储对流雨单元的拉格朗日特性。最大反射率高度（H _Zmax）与垂直积分水（VIW）结合在一起，为限制细胞的微物理研究提供了有用的参数空间。该参数确定了雨单元垂直结构的大部分形状，其中VIW充当调节因子。H _Zmax的降低很可能与收集过程的增强有关，这有利于反射率（Z）和差分反射率（Z _dr），微分衰减（K _dp）和液滴平均体积直径（D ₀）。在更高的VIW条件下，这种增长进一步受到青睐。通过区分H _Zmax和VIW进行的微物理分析，可以在不同类型的雨单元和生命周期的各个阶段分析液滴的生长。总体而言，此处给出的结果可帮助您从H _Zmax和VIW的组合中了解雨单元垂直结构的限制和微物理特性。与微物理检索本身相反，H _Zmax和VIW的计算不依赖于双极化。