DocumentCode
2942469
Title
The MANTISSA project: first results from the Italian field experiments
Author
D´Amico, M. ; Pinotti, M. ; Capsoni, C.
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Volume
7
fYear
2003
fDate
21-25 July 2003
Firstpage
4314
Abstract
An innovative method of estimating rainfall via the attenuation it causes to a ground-based microwave link is described. First results from field experiments carried out in Italy are also presented.
Keywords
microwave links; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Italian field analysis; Italy; MANTISSA; field experiments; ground-based microwave link; innovative method; rainfall; Attenuation measurement; Frequency; Hydrologic measurements; Hydrology; Meteorological radar; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Radar measurements; Rain; Shape;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7929-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1295500
Filename
1295500
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