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The modelled raindrop size distribution of Skudai, peninsular Malaysia, using exponential and lognormal distributions

Yakubu, Mahadi Lawan and Yusop, Zulkifli and Yusof, Fadhilah (2014) The modelled raindrop size distribution of Skudai, peninsular Malaysia, using exponential and lognormal distributions. Scientific World Journal, 2014 . pp. 1-7. ISSN 2356-6140

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/361703

Abstract

This paper presents the modelled raindrop size parameters in Skudai region of the Johor Bahru, western Malaysia. Presently, there is no model to forecast the characteristics of DSD in Malaysia, and this has an underpinning implication on wet weather pollution predictions. The climate of Skudai exhibits local variability in regional scale. This study established five different parametric expressions describing the rain rate of Skudai; these models are idiosyncratic to the climate of the region. Sophisticated equipment that converts sound to a relevant raindrop diameter is often too expensive and its cost sometimes overrides its attractiveness. In this study, a physical low-cost method was used to record the DSD of the study area. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to test the aptness of the data to exponential and lognormal distributions, which were subsequently used to formulate the parameterisation of the distributions. This research abrogates the concept of exclusive occurrence of convective storm in tropical regions and presented a new insight into their concurrence appearance.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:weather pollution, raindrop
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:62984
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:03 Oct 2017 07:10
Last Modified:03 Oct 2017 07:10

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