Comparison of two methodologies for long term rainfall monitoring using a commercial microwave communication system

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 104-105, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-127

  Rayitsfeld, Asaf ^a   Samuels, Rana ^a   Zinevich, Artem ^a   Hadar, Uri ^a   Alpert, Pinhas ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Microwave links; Precipitation; Precipitation measurements

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATED RAINFALL; CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; FLOOD WARNING; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; INTERPOLATION POINTS; MAINTENANCE COST; MICROWAVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE RADIO; NEAR-SURFACE; PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS; RECEIVED SIGNALS; SINGLE LINK; SPACE AND TIME; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

COMMUNICATION; GAGES; MAINTENANCE; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; RAIN GAGES; STORMS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MICROWAVE LINKS;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; CORRELATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 84655174989     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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