Rain types

Ochou et al., 2011

D₀/N_T = αR^β

(JW Disdrometer)

This study results

Z = AR^b

(JW Disdrometer)

This study results

D₀/N_T = αR^β

(OSP/Djougou)

This study results

Z = AR^b

(OSP/Djougou)

a₁

a₂

b₁

b₂

A

b

a₁

a₂

b₁

b₂

A

b

Squall lines (SL)

2172.9

0.486

0.4

1.46

388

1.30

2164.2

0.404

0.5

1.57

509

1.31

Convective (SL)

1996.9

0.468

0.4

1.45

302

1.33

1956.5

0.432

0.6

1.61

290

1.43

Stratiform (SL)

2332.6

0.499

0.5

1.52

427

1.34

2335.0

0.416

0.6

1.63

562

1.44

Storms events

2187.8

0.508

0.4

1.49

325

1.31

1953.1

0.392

0.5

1.54

401

1.33

ALL events

2273.7

0.510

0.4

1.49

361

1.30

2127.5

0.411

0.5

1.54

433

1.32

Mean

2192.8

0.494

0.4

1.48

361

1.31

2107.3

0.411

0.5

1.57

439

1.36

CV

0,058

0.03

0.10

0.02

0.14

0.01

0.075

0.03

0.10

0.02

0.24

0.04