Historical characterization of diurnal rainfall variation of the Philippines

• Main Author: PEREZ, DARWIN D.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: Rain and rainfall > Philippines > Diurnal variations; Rain and rainfall > Measurement; Rainfall frequencies > Philippines; Monsoons > Philippines; Cluster analysis > Data processing
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theses-dissertations/148; http://rizalls.lib.admu.edu.ph/#section=resource&resourceid=1397725131&currentIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Diurnal rainfall variability on Philippine land areas is investigated using the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) 3B42 three-hourly dataset. Annual and monthly averages of TRMM diurnal rainfall data from 2000-2014 is clustered into four distinct...