Title :
Empirical model for rainfall rate distribution
Author :
Moupfouma, F. ; Dereffye, J.
Author_Institution :
CNET Paris B/RPE, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Abstract :
An empirical but theoretically sound law derived from rainfall measurements obtained in the Congo (tropical and equatorial climates), and which provides a good fit of rainfall rate distributions observed in various hydrometeorological zones of the world, is presented. This rainfall rate distribution model is compared with the gamma and log-normal ones.
Keywords :
meteorology; rain; Congo; empirical model; hydrometeorological zones; rainfall rate distribution;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820313
