Abstract
Abstract The optical spectropluviometer is a shadowgraph instrument able to measure independently the equivalent diameter and the fall speed of raindrops at ground level. Hardware and software modifications are proposed and tested. A modern digital signal processing system allows for the simultaneous sampling and analyzing of the signal delivered by the sensor. The IR light transmission is pulsed to avoid interference with natural radiation and the protection of the optics is improved. The validation procedure consists of comparing the rain rates derived from the measured drop size distributions with rain rates delivered by nearby rain gauges. The results obtained during 65 storm events show that the proposed improvements reduce the bias of the rain-rate estimation from 34% to 16%. Suggestions are given to further improve the performance of this instrument.
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