How Much Can We Learn About Rain Microphysics from Polarimetric Radar Observations? An Investigation of Information Content and Parameter Estimation Using the Bayesian Observationally-constrained Statistical-physical Scheme (BOSS)

Karly Jackson Reimel1, Marcus van Lier-Walqui2, Matthew R Kumjian1, Olivier P Prat3 and Hugh Morrison4, (1)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, (2)Columbia University, Center for Climate Systems Research, New York, NY, United States, (3)North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, North Carolina State University, Asheville, NC, United States, (4)NCAR, MMM Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States