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A Rain Taxonomy for Degraded Visual Environment Mitigation

Gatlin, P. N.·Petersen, W. A.
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This Technical Memorandum (TM) provides a description of a rainfall taxonomy that defines the detailed characteristics of naturally occurring rainfall. The taxonomy is based on raindrop size measurements collected around the globe and encompasses several different climate types. Included in this TM is a description of these rainfall observations, an explanation of methods used to process those data, and resultant metrics comprising the rain taxonomy database. Each of the categories in the rain taxonomy are characterized by a unique set of raindrop sizes that can be used in simulations of electromagnetic wave propagation through a rain medium.

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Gatlin, P. N., Petersen, W. A.. 2018-03-01. A Rain Taxonomy for Degraded Visual Environment Mitigation. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20180002207

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