Rain Rate Measurements with 10 Seconds Integration Time for Microwave Attenuation Studies

The rain rate distributions deduced from rapid response rain gauge measurements over different locations in India are presented in this paper from the point of view microwave attenuation by rain. Based on the simultaneous observations of rain fall rate measured by rain gauges having integration times 10 seconds and 15 minutes, a power law has been obtained. The extension of rain cells deduced from radiowave attenuation data is found to be dependent on rain rate.