Understanding Complexity in the Structure of Rainfall
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Fractals
Volume
1
Issue
3
Publication Date
9-1-1993
First Page
606
Last Page
616
Abstract
This paper aims at understanding the structure of high resolution storm rainfall rates. Scale invariance property has been observed from the distribution function. Departures from simple scaling (i.e., multiscaling) have been noted, suggesting a cascade phenomenon. Close agreement of theoretical and estimated singularity spectra indicates the plausibility of modeling rainfall process by random cascades. Connections between multiscaling and the singularity spectrum have been identified.
Recommended Citation
BALAJI RAJAGOPALAN and DAVID G. TARBOTON, Understanding complexity in the structure of rainfall, Fractals 01 (1993), no. 03, 606–616.