Title :
Measurement of rainfall by dual-wavelength microwave attenuation
Author :
Holt, A.R. ; Goddard, J.W.F. ; Upton, G.J.G. ; Willis, M.J. ; Rahimi, A.R. ; Baxter, P.D. ; Collier, C.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
fDate :
12/7/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first results from an experiment to test the theory that good estimates of path-averaged rainfall may be obtained from the difference in attenuation at two frequencies along a microwave path are described. This has applications to rainfall measurement for storm water management and flood warning
Keywords :
microwave links; microwave measurement; microwave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; dual-wavelength microwave attenuation; flood warning; microwave path; path-averaged rainfall; rainfall measurement; storm water management;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001468
