Quantitative precipitation estimation from weather radars, personal weather stations and commercial microwave links

This chapter reviews the state-of-the-art of land surface rainfall estimation using measurements from weather radars, personal weather stations, and commercial microwave links, including comparisons to rain gauge measurements. These studies are related to recently emerging field of opportunistic weather sensing using the existing communications...

The raindrop size distribution - the unknown that holds everything together

The raindrop size distribution (DSD) is a statistical description of the number and<br/>size distribution of raindrops within a specified volume of air. DSDs play a central<br/>role in radar remote sensing and are essential for understanding the scattering and<br/>absorption of electromagnetic radiation as it travels through the air and...