A Survey of Techniques for Determining Short-duration Precipitation Rate Statistics

Download or read book A Survey of Techniques for Determining Short-duration Precipitation Rate Statistics written by Paul Tattelman and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A search for information on short-duration precipitation rates uncovered several sources of data, primarily for North America and Europe. However, the data available, especially for 1-min rainfall rates, are insufficient to permit direct calculation of precipitation-rate frequency distributions for all but a few locations in the world. Since these statistics are needed for a variety of applications, researchers developed models that can be used to estimate 1-min rainfall-rate distributions. Some require climatic data, while others divide the globe into regions, each of which is associated with a representative distribution. A survey of the available data and a comparison of models for determining short-duration precipitation rate distributions is presented, with particular emphasis on 1-min rates. (Author).