Multimodality in the rainfall drop size distributions for southern England

K'ufre-mfon E. Ekerete, Francis Hunt, Ifiok Otung, Judith L. Jeffery

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Abstract

Mutimodality appears in the modelling of rainfall drop size distributions (DSDs), and the understanding of the distribution in general is important as it helps in the predicting and mitigation of attenuation due to rain of satellite signals in frequencies above 10 GHz. This work looks at the occurrence of multimodality in the rainfall DSDs in southern England, with data captured at the Chilbolton Observatory for a seven year period (2003 to 2009). The investigation looks at the variation in the number of modes against different rain rates and seasons. It shows that multimodality is a relatively common occurrence, and hence there is a need to model this phenomenon when attempting to predict rain attenuation of satellite signals.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWireless and Satellite Systems
Subtitle of host publication7th International Conference, WiSATS 2015, Bradford, UK, July 6-7, 2015. Revised Selected Papers
PublisherSpringer
Pages177-184
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-25478-4
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-25479-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event7th International Conference on Wireless and Satellite Services - Bradford, United Kingdom
Duration: 6 Jul 20157 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
PublisherSpringer
Volume154
ISSN (Print)1867-8211

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Wireless and Satellite Services
Abbreviated titleWiSATS 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBradford
Period6/07/157/07/15

Keywords

  • Probabilistic forecasting
  • Theoretical modelling
  • Space and satellite communications
  • Estimation and forecasting
  • Probability distributions
  • Rainfall drop size distribution (DSD)
  • Multimodality

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