Identification and Estimation of Rainfall Intensity using Microwave Radiometric Measurements

Abstract

Rainfall information is important in various fields such as agriculture, water resource management, and weather forecast. A proper and efficient forecast of precipitation occurrences and rainfall amounts is important in this connection. Information on the different phases of atmospheric water is necessary to characterize the impending precipitation. A multi-frequency microwave radiometer is capable of continuous monitoring of the brightness temperature of atmospheric emissions which is capable of sensing water vapour, liquid water and their evolution towards forming rain structures with different microphysical properties.