Title :
The MANTISSA project: first results from the Italian field experiments
Author :
D´Amico, M. ; Pinotti, M. ; Capsoni, C.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
An innovative method of estimating rainfall via the attenuation it causes to a ground-based microwave link is described. First results from field experiments carried out in Italy are also presented.
Keywords :
microwave links; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Italian field analysis; Italy; MANTISSA; field experiments; ground-based microwave link; innovative method; rainfall; Attenuation measurement; Frequency; Hydrologic measurements; Hydrology; Meteorological radar; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Radar measurements; Rain; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1295500
