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Rain rate analysis and total rain accumulation in the North of Malayan Peninsula

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Using the 1-min data for 13 years (1993–2005) of rainfall measurements in Penang in the northwestern part of the Malayan Peninsula, we estimate rain occurrence to be ~12% of the year. At the same location during 0.01% of a year, rainfall exceeds 126 mm/h. The 13-year average 1-min rainfall data are analyzed to study the diurnal, monthly, and annual variation of total rain accumulations. The Southern Oscillation values were low in 1993, 1995, and 1998 and the percentage exceedance of rain rates during the La Niña years were higher than El Niño years.

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The author would like to acknowledge Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MOSTI grant Science Fund (01-01-92-SF0670), UKM-GGPM-ICT-108-2010, and the Association of Radio Industry Business (ARIB) of Japan for providing the instruments used for collecting the data.

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  1. Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

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  2. Institute of Space Science, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

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Mandeep, J.S. Rain rate analysis and total rain accumulation in the North of Malayan Peninsula. Ann. Telecommun. 66, 377–381 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12243-010-0211-1

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