DocumentCode
1422689
Title
Real time data acquisition techniques in meteorological applications
Author
Denby, B. ; Gole, P. ; Sartori, A. ; Tecchiolli, G.
Author_Institution
Centre d´´Etudes des Environnements Terrestre et Planetaires, Velizy, France
Volume
45
Issue
4
fYear
1998
fDate
8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1840
Lastpage
1844
Abstract
An introduction to the use of real time data acquisition and analysis in meteorological applications is given, with examples of areas in which such techniques are becoming important. A detailed description is given of a readout system being constructed for a disdrometer (raindrop measuring gauge) using a VLSI neural network chip. Tests on simulated data give promising results down to droplet diameters of 0.05 mm, about a factor of 10 lower than what has been possible with previous methods
Keywords
VLSI; data acquisition; drops; meteorology; rain; 0.05 mm; VLSI neural network chip; disdrometer; droplet diameters; meteorological applications; raindrop measuring gauge; readout system; real time data acquisition techniques; real time data analysis; tests; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Light emitting diodes; Meteorology; Microwave communication; Neural networks; Semiconductor device measurement; Synthetic aperture radar; Temperature; Very large scale integration;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.710947
Filename
710947
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