Automatic System for Classification of Precipitation Cells

Abstract

This paper presents an automatic system for classification of the precipitations cells, conceived around a graphic interface. This interface is based on the fractal geometry and particularly on fractal dimension and the fractal lacunarity. We have initially analyzed these two parameters and we showed that they can be useful as discriminating parameters. Then, we developed a graphical interface which makes possible to identify in real time the type of cells. This tool was tested on different areas from the earth and showed its efficiency whatever the studied site. This system can be used in weather radar for the improvement of the precipitations estimations and in telecommunication for the correction of the signal for the microwave links.

Keywords

• Fractal Lacunarity, Fractal Dimension, Convective cells, Stratiform cells, Graphical Interface.

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