Title :
The potential of microwave links for providing information concerning the amount and type of precipitation
Author :
Upton, Graham J G ; Cummings, Rob J. ; Holt, Anthony R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. Sci., Essex Univ., Colchester
fDate :
March 31 2008-April 4 2008
Abstract :
In this paper we summarize the findings of three research contracts undertaken in the period 1999-2008. We show that microwave links can provide accurate estimates of path-averaged rainfall and that they can be used for the remote detection of snow and melting snow. They are also shown to be effective in online adjustment of weather radars.
Keywords :
microwave links; rain; weather forecasting; microwave links; path-averaged rainfall; precipitation; snow remote detection; weather radars; Attenuation; Contracts; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Meteorological radar; Polarization; Radar detection; Radar scattering; Rain; Snow; Attenuation; Phase measurement; Radar measurements; Rain; Snow;
Conference_Titel :
Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 2008. ICASSP 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1483-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1520-6149
DOI :
10.1109/ICASSP.2008.4518819
