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Rainfall question
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 9:25 pm
by wyq614
I've met with two concept on rainfall
RAINFALL INTENSITY and RAINFALL STRENGTH
Is there any difference between the two? Or they are just the same?
Re: Rainfall question
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:07 am
by wall_cloud
never heard of rainfall strength. I would assume so, but I really can't answer the question.
Re: Rainfall question
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:29 pm
by theavocado
The one guess I have is that "strength" if often used in reference to RADAR (i.e. return strength) and therefore "rain strength" might be a reference to the radar return from precipitation that is not being measured with a rain gauge. Rain intensity is the proper term for rain measured depth*time.
Re: Rainfall question
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:34 pm
by Ptarmigan
I have never heard of rainfall strength. As for rainfall intensity is the rate of rainfall per hour.