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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

A Review on Rainfall Measurement Based on Commercial Microwave Links in Wireless Cellular Networks.

Bin Lian, Zhongcheng Wei, Xiang Sun, Zhihua Li, Jijun Zhao

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Multi-source estimation of rainfall using opportunistic sensors in urban areas in Burkina Faso.Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2025
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  5. Special Issue "Rain Sensors".Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Bin LianSchool of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8852-6098
Zhongcheng WeiSchool of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2917-1976
Xiang SunDepartment of Electrical and Computing Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6954-7018
Zhihua LiSchool of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China.
Jijun ZhaoSchool of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5069-9751

Funding

Handan Science and Technology Bureau 21422031288The Education Department of Hebei Province KCJSX2022090, KCJSX2022091The Education Department of Hebei Province QN2020193, ZD2020171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As one of the most critical elements in the hydrological cycle, real-time and accurate rainfall measurement is of great significance to flood and drought disaster risk assessment and early warning. Using commercial microwave links (CMLs) to conduct rainfall measure is a promising solution due to the advantages of high spatial resolution, low implementation cost, near-surface measurement, and so on. However, because of the temporal and spatial dynamics of rainfall and the atmospheric influence, it is necessary to go through complicated signal processing steps from signal attenuation analysis of a CML to rainfall map. This article first introduces the basic principle and the revolution of CML-based rainfall measurement. Then, the article illustrates different steps of signal process in CML-based rainfall measurement, reviewing the state of the art solutions in each step. In addition, uncertainties and errors involved in each step of signal process as well as their impacts on the accuracy of rainfall measurement are analyzed. Moreover, the article also discusses how machine learning technologies facilitate CML-based rainfall measurement. Additionally, the applications of CML in monitoring phenomena other than rain and the hydrological simulation are summarized. Finally, the challenges and future directions are discussed.

Indexed as

Environmental MonitoringMicrowavesFloodsHydrologyRainmachine learningmicrowave linksrainfall measurementremote sensingwireless cellular networks

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PMID35746177
PMCPMC9230635

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