The results of rain attenuation on terrestrial microwave links in a tropical climate has been reported in this paper. The results are presented in the form of rate of change of attenuation with respect to rain rate, denoted by S.R%p/. This is in turn used for predicting the expected rain attenuation at any %p of the time rain rate is exceeded in any tropical location. The predictions of the pro...

Although rain forest is characterized as pyrophobic, pyrophilic giant eucalypts grow as rain forest emergents in both temperate and tropical Australia. In temperate Australia, such eucalypts depend on extensive, infrequent fires to produce conditions suitable for seedling growth. Little is known, however, about constraints on seedlings of tropical giant eucalypts. We tested whether seedlings of...

Rain drastically modifies the visual environment of road users, particularly at night. It changes visibility through its effects on headlights, windshield, pavement and markings. Rain lessens the performance of headlamps and other light sources by filtering part of their luminous power, thus reducing the illuminance on the roadway ahead of the vehicle. Rain affects the capacity of the driver to...

Rain-shelter cultivation is an effective cultural method to prevent rainfall damage during grape harvest and widely applied in the Chinese rainy regions. In this study we investigated the effect of rain-shelter cultivation on grape diseases and phenolic composition in the skins of Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Gernischet grape berries through the comparison with open-field cultivation at two vint...

Post-flare arcades are well-known components of solar flare evolution, which have been observed for several decades. Coronal rain, cascades catastrophically-cooled plasma, outline the loops and provide eye-catching evidence recent flare. These events acknowledged to be common, but scientific literature does not include any statistical overview documenting just how common phenomenon actually is....