HyMeX SOP 2014

HyMeX

HyMeX (Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment) is an international exeriment aiming at better understanding the water cycle in the Mediterranean region. LTE is involved in the working group focusing on heavy precipitation. A network of 9 disdrometers (Parsivel 1st generation) has been deployed in Ardèche in autumn 2014.

Map of instruments

 

Network of disdrometers

Measured DSD and derived rain rate as a function of time during the last significant rainy day, from the Parsivel installed at Mirabel.

The plot size may excess 1MB in case of heavy rain.