Title :
Simulation-based error analysis for the path-averaged rainfall rate estimated from the rain attenuation
Author :
Ohsaki, Yuji ; Kuroiwa, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Japan
Abstract :
A radio propagation experiment at the Okinawa Radio Observatory of the: Communications Research Laboratory is investigating the feasibility of calibrating the spaceborne precipitation radar onboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission by using the path-averaged rainfall rate estimated from rain attenuation. Because this estimated rainfall rate has errors due to the spatial inhomogeneity of rainfall rate and the variability of raindrop size distribution, we used distrometer data to evaluate both of these errors by computer simulation
Keywords :
error analysis; radiowave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission; calibration; computer simulation; error analysis; path-averaged rainfall rate; radio propagation; rain attenuation; spaceborne precipitation radar; Analytical models; Attenuation measurement; Computer errors; Computer simulation; Error analysis; Observatories; Radar measurements; Radio propagation; Rain; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1999 Asia Pacific
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5761-2
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.1999.833662
