Statistical Analysis of the Raindrop Size Distribution Using Disdrometer Data

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作者
Baltas, Evangelos [1 ]
Panagos, Dimitris [1 ]
Mimikou, Maria [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Tech Univ Athens, Dept Water Resources Hydraul & Maritime Engn, 5 Iroon Polytech, Athens 15780, Greece
关键词
Joss-Waldvogel disdrometer; statistical distribution; DSD; rainscanner;
D O I
10.3390/hydrology3010009
中图分类号
TV21 [水资源调查与水利规划];
学科分类号
081501 ;
摘要
The present study utilizes nine years of measurements taken from a Joss Waldvogel disdrometer (JWD). From this dataset, thirty six rainfall events, were selected and categorized, respectively, in convective and stratiform types, according to specific criteria. Six statistical distributions namely the one- and two-parameter exponential, the two- and three-parameter lognormal and finally the two- and three-parameter gamma were fitted on the observed drop size distributions (DSDs). The goodness-of-fit between each statistical and the observed distribution was determined based on the Kolmogorov Smirnov test. The results show that 72% of the stratiform events are best described by the three-parameter lognormal distribution while 28% are best described by the three-parameter gamma distribution. In the case of convective events, the results are more diversified; the two- and three-parameter gamma distribution fits best in 39% and 17% of the events, respectively, while the two- and three-parameter lognormal distribution fits best in 6% and 39% of the events. The one- and two-parameter exponential distribution was not the best fit in any case. Moreover, initial steps have already been taken in order for these findings to be used for calibration purposes of a recently employed X-band rainscanner in the Attica region in Greece.
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