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Definition of discretized precipitation states.

Definition of discretized precipitation states according to [1]. (I = Intensity of precipitation in mm per hour [mm/h])

Requirements

Number	Type name	Requirements
0	PRECIPITATION_UNKNOWN	Intensity of precipitation is unknown (must not be used in ground truth).
1	PRECIPITATION_OTHER	Other (unspecified but known) intensity of precipitation.
2	PRECIPITATION_NONE	No precipitation, when I in [0,0.1[ [mm/h]
3	PRECIPITATION_VERY_LIGHT	Very light intensity of precipitation, when I in [0.1,0.5[ [mm/h]
4	PRECIPITATION_LIGHT	Light intensity of precipitation, when I in [0.5,1.9[ [mm/h]
5	PRECIPITATION_MODERATE	Moderate intensity of precipitation, when I in [1.9,8.1[ [mm/h]
6	PRECIPITATION_HEAVY	Heavy intensity of precipitation, when I in [8.1,34[ [mm/h]
7	PRECIPITATION_VERY_HEAVY	Very heavy intensity of precipitation, when I in [34,149[ [mm/h]

References:

[1] PAULAT, Marcus, et al. A gridded dataset of hourly precipitation in Germany: Its construction, climatology and application. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 2008, 17. Jg. Nr. 6, S. 719-732.