In this paper, we illustrate a new, simple and complementary ground-based methodology to retrieve the vertically resolved atmospheric precipitation intensity through a synergy between measurements from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Micropulse Lidar network (MPLNET), an analytical model solution and ground-based disdrometer measurements.

- Simone Lolli, Leo Pio D’Adderio, James R. Campbell, Michaël Sicard, Ellsworth J. Welton, Andrea Binci, Alessandro Rea, Ali Tokay, Adolfo Comerón, Ruben Barragan, Jose Maria Baldasano, Sergi Gonzalez, Joan Bech, Nicola Afflitto, Jasper R. Lewis and Fabio Madonna