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Rainfall Measurements Due to Radio Frequency Signal Attenuation at 2 GHz
Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Physics Department, Laboratory of Meteorology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Physics Department, Laboratory of Meteorology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 1 Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 2 Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 3 Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 4 Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 5 Physics Department, Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 6 Physics Department, Laboratory of Meteorology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- 7 Physics Department, Laboratory of Meteorology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Journal of Signal and Information Processing·Volume 09 (2018)·Pages 192–201·Published 6 August 2018·DOI10.4236/jsip.2018.93011
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Abstract
In this paper we present an experimental validated system for measuring rainfall due to radio frequency (RF) signal attenuation at 2 GHz. Measurements took place in Ioannina, NW Greece, starting in April 2015 and lasting for twelve months. The primary acquired extensive results have shown reliable and accurate measurements for rainfall amounts smaller than 1 mm for 5 min periods. The very important innovation is that this paper presents significant earth-to-earth measurements due to rainfall attenuation (at 2 GHz) in order to act as a map for future investigation and as a prior knowledge for the behavior of other systems operating at frequencies around S-band.
KeywordsRemote SensingRainAttenuationS-BandMeasurements
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