Title :
Comparison of rainfall rate duration distributions for Ile-Ife and Barcelona
Author :
Vilar, E. ; Ofoche, E.B.C.
Author_Institution :
Portsmouth Univ., UK
Abstract :
A comparative statistical study of durations D of rainfall rates R is presented for the temperate region of Barcelona and the tropical region of Ile-Ife (Nigeria). It is shown that the conditional distribution P(D mod R) is log normal for the two regions but the mean duration is smaller for the tropical region than for the temperate one. Consideration is given to the value of D for both regions, to the variability sigma D and to the database required for the statistical study.
Keywords :
radiowave propagation; rain; statistical analysis; Barcelona; Ile-Ife; Nigeria; civil engineering planning; duration distributions; precipitation rate; radiocommunication; rain attenuation; rainfall rate; statistical study; temperate region; tropical region;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921230
