Precipitation field reconstruction and tracking using opportunistic rain sensors: the summer 2021 catastrophic event in Germany as a case study

SCORE project partners from UNIPI and CNR have presented a paper at the in International Conference on Opportunistic Sensing of Precipitation . It is available in open access. 

Abstract

In this work, we present a practical application of an opportunistic technique for the estimation of rainfall intensity. It is based on signal strength measurements made by commercial-grade interactive satellite terminals. By applying some processing, the rain-induced attenuation on the microwave downlink from the satellite is first evaluated; then the rain attenuation is mapped into a rainfall rate estimate via a tropospheric model.

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Title: Precipitation field reconstruction and tracking using opportunistic rain sensors: the summer 2021 catastrophic event in Germany as a case study

Authors: Filippo Giannetti, Fabiola Sapienza, Elisa Adirosi, Luca Baldin

Cite as: Giannetti, F., Sapienza, F., Adirosi, E., & Baldini, L. (2025, juin 26). Precipitation field reconstruction and tracking using opportunistic rain sensors the summer 2021 catastrophic event in Germany as a case study. International Conference on Opportunistic Sensing of Precipitation – OpenSense, Offenbach, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15689516

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Publication date 30 June 2025 /