Development of 1 min rain rate contour maps formicrowave applications in Malaysian Peninsula

Abstract

Knowledge of the 1 min rain rate distribution is important for the prediction of rain attenuation at any location. Owing to the lack of 1 min rain rate data in Malaysia and the availability of hourly and annual rainfall data, the authors have used rain rate conversion models and the refined Moupfouma model to convert the available data into 1 min rain rate statistics. Contour maps are drawn for the Malaysian Peninsula for rain rate statistics with 0.01% of the time.