DocumentCode :
820404
Title :
Stratiform and Convective Rain Discrimination Deduced From Local 
Author :
Capsoni, C. ; Luini, L. ; Paraboni, A. ; Riva, C.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano
Volume :
54
Issue :
11
fYear :
2006
Firstpage :
3566
Lastpage :
3569
Abstract :
Stratiform and convective precipitations have a different space-time evolution and a different impact on EM waves propagating through the atmosphere. Here a method is presented to discriminate between stratiform and convective rain, based on the knowledge of the local yearly cumulative distribution function P(R). The method exploits a modification of the EXCELL rain cell model
Keywords :
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; rain; EM wave propagation; EXCELL rain cell model; convective rain discrimination; cumulative distribution function; space-time evolution; stratiform rain discrimination; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Attenuation; Distribution functions; Meteorology; Optical propagation; Predictive models; Radio propagation; Rain; Shape; Attenuation; convective rain; radio propagation; stratiform rain;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-926X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2006.884312
Filename :
4012413
Link To Document :
