Articles | Volume 13, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6559-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-6559-2020
Research article
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04 Dec 2020
Research article |  | 04 Dec 2020

Atmospheric observations with E-band microwave links – challenges and opportunities

Martin Fencl, Michal Dohnal, Pavel Valtr, Martin Grabner, and Vojtěch Bareš

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AR by Martin Fencl on behalf of the Authors (30 May 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Jun 2020) by Maximilian Maahn
RR by Giacomo Roversi (03 Jul 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (17 Jul 2020)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (21 Jul 2020) by Maximilian Maahn
AR by Martin Fencl on behalf of the Authors (21 Sep 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Sep 2020) by Maximilian Maahn
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (30 Sep 2020)
ED: Publish as is (06 Oct 2020) by Maximilian Maahn
AR by Martin Fencl on behalf of the Authors (15 Oct 2020)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Commercial microwave links operating at E-band frequencies are increasingly being updated and are frequently replacing older infrastructure. We show that E-band microwave links are able to observe even light rainfalls, a feat practically impossible to achieve by older 15–40 GHz devices. Furthermore, water vapor retrieval may be possible from long E-band microwave links, although the efficient separation of gaseous attenuation from other signal losses will be challenging in practice.