Hydrometeors Types | Polarimetric variables/Altitude | ||||
ZH (dBZ) | ZDR (dB) | KDP (o km−1) | RoHV | Temperature (˚C) | |
Drizzle | 0 to 25 | 0 to1 | 0 to 0.1 | 0.99 to 1 | 0 to 45 |
Rain | 24 to 56 | 0.3 to 5.6 | 0.3 to 6 | 0.95 to 0.98 | 0 to 45 |
Graupel LD | 28 to 45 | −0.9 to 1.6 | 0.3 to 6 | 0.89 to 0.98 | −45 to −5 |
Graupel HD | 35 to 52 | −1 to 3.1 | −1.8 to 4.8 | 0.90 to 0.98 | −10 to 5 |
Wet snow | 5 to 58 | 0.5 to 2.5 | <−2 to 2 | 0.75 to 0.97 | −0.2 to 0.2 |
Aggregates | 2 to 30 | 0.3 to 1.3 | −0.4 to 0.9 | 0.96 to 0.99 | −45 to −5 |
Ice crystals | <0 to 18 | 0.8 to 5.8 | 0 to 0.3 | 0.96 to 0.98 | <−48 to −5 |
Ice vertical | <0 to 22 | −1.8 to −0.2 | −2 to −0.5 | 0.95 to 0.98 | <−48 to −5 |
Hail | 50 to >65 | −0.3 to 0.5 | −0.4 to 1.8 | 0.76 to 1 | −30 to 30 |
Big drops | 48 to 68 | 2.8 to 6 | 0.2 to 6.5 | 0.95 to 0.98 | 0 to 48 |