Rain-Rate Distributions and Extreme-Value Statistics
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Bell System Technical Journal
- Vol. 55 (8) , 1111-1124
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1976.tb02931.x
Abstract
An extension of a method of Chen and Lahlum 1 for estimating the distributions of high rain rates is described. Through application of the statistical theory of extremes to available yearly maximum rain-rate data, a reasonably accurate distribution is obtained. The calculated results agree well with previously obtained 20-year data. Application of this method to Weather Bureau Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves has yielded 50-year distributions of 5-minute rain rates for 36 locations in the western United States; others can be similarly obtained. Such long-term rain-rate distributions are valuable for microwave radio-path engineering, especially in the western United States where shorter-term data sources are inadequate.Keywords
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