DocumentCode
144034
Title
Rainfall measurements using satellite downlink attenuation
Author
Arslan, C.H. ; Aydin, K. ; Urbina, J. ; Dyrud, L.P.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Penn State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
13-18 July 2014
Firstpage
4111
Lastpage
4114
Abstract
The attenuation of a commercial satellite link signal at Ku-band is used for estimating rainfall rate along the link path. Comparisons with rainfall accumulations obtained using simultaneous radar measurements along the same path show good agreement. This method can potentially be used to complement other rainfall accumulation measurements obtained with radar and rain gauges in urban settings and areas with complex terrain.
Keywords
rain; remote sensing by radar; Ku-band; commercial satellite link signal; complex terrain; link path; rain gauges; rainfall accumulation measurements; rainfall accumulations; rainfall rate; satellite downlink attenuation; simultaneous radar measurements; urban settings; Attenuation; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Rain; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; microwave attenuation in rain; radar reflectivity; rain fading; rainfall measurements;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Quebec City, QC
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947391
Filename
6947391
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