Microwave link rainfall estimation: Effects of link length and frequency, temporal sampling, power resolution, and wet antenna attenuation

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1481-1493

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

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microwave link; Radar; Rain; Sampling; Simulation; Wet antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; GAGES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SAMPLING;

ANTENNA ATTENUATIONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION; LINK LENGTHS; NON-LINEARITY; RADAR DATUM; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL ESTIMATIONS; RAINFALL INTENSITIES; SIMULATION; TEMPORAL SAMPLINGS; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS; WEATHER RADARS;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SIMULATION;

EID: 54949145732     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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