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Articles | Volume 22
12 Jun 2025
 | 12 Jun 2025

On the use of disdrometer data for characterization of precipitation episodes in the Basque Country

Santiago Gaztelumendi, Joseba Egaña, and José Antonio Aranda

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Measurements are crucial for understanding atmospheric processes, water cycles, and climate. This paper focuses on optical disdrometer measurements to study precipitation complexity at the surface, analyzing precipitation episodes in the Basque Country. Using 1-minute disdrometer data, key characteristics like duration, intensity, particle count, and rain amount are examined for episodes previously established through aggregation of minute data.
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