Rainfall measurement using radio links from cellular communication networks

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Leijnse, H ^a   Uijlenhoet, R ^a   Stricker, J N M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADAR; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

ANTENNA ATTENUATION; CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; SIGNAL LEVEL RESOLUTION;

RAIN;

ANTENNAS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADAR; RAIN; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADIO; RAINFALL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247622781     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005631     Document Type: Article

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