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Research article
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30 Oct 2020
Research article |
| 30 Oct 2020
| 30 Oct 2020
Commercial microwave links as a tool for operational rainfall monitoring in Northern Italy
Giacomo Roversi
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40100, Italy
Pier Paolo Alberoni
Struttura Idro-Meteo-Clima, Arpae Emilia Romagna, Bologna, 40122, Italy
Anna Fornasiero
Struttura Idro-Meteo-Clima, Arpae Emilia Romagna, Bologna, 40122, Italy
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40100, Italy
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Latest update: 17 Jul 2024
Short summary
The microwave signal travelling between two antennas of the commercial mobile backhaul network is strongly attenuated by rainfall. The open-source RAINLINK algorithm extracts rainfall rate maps, processing the attenuation data recorded by the transmission system. In this work, we applied RAINLINK to 357 Vodafone links in northern Italy and compared the outputs with the operational rain products of the local weather service (Arpae), outlining pros and cons and discussing error structure.
The microwave signal travelling between two antennas of the commercial mobile backhaul network...
