Retrieval algorithm for rainfall mapping from microwave links in a cellular communication network

Overeem, Aart; Leijnse, Hidde; Uijlenhoet, Remko

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2425-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2425-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2425-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

Research article

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01 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 01 Jun 2016

Retrieval algorithm for rainfall mapping from microwave links in a cellular communication network

Aart Overeem, Hidde Leijnse, and Remko Uijlenhoet

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RC C2643: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Aug 2015
RC C2662: 'Review of “Retrieval algorithm for rainfall mapping from microwave links in a cellular communication network”', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Aug 2015
RC C2678: 'Referee report', Maik Heistermann, 25 Aug 2015
RC C3028: 'Interactive comment on “Retrieval algorithm for rainfall mapping from microwave links in a cellular communication network” by A. Overeem et al.', Anonymous Referee #4, 19 Sep 2015
AC C3195: 'Rebuttal (referees #1, #2, #3, and #4)', Aart Overeem, 02 Oct 2015

Short summary

Microwave links in commercial cellular communication networks hold a promise for areal rainfall monitoring and could complement rainfall estimates from ground-based weather radars, rain gauges, and satellites. It has been shown that country-wide rainfall maps can be derived from the signal attenuations of microwave links in such a network. Here we give a detailed description of the employed rainfall retrieval algorithm and the corresponding code, which is freely provided at GitHub.