Analysis of joint rainfall rate and duration statistics: microwave system design implications

The joint statistical analysis of duration D and intensity R of rain exceedances relevant to the design of microwave communication systems is considered. The data analyzed are derived from point precipitation-rate observations recorded over a period of 49 years in the city of Barcelona, Spain, using a Jardi gauge. The concept of event and the duration of a single exceedance of a threshold R within that event is introduced. The analysis shows the parametric R dependence of the annual average number of exceedances and of the average duration. >

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