The use of signals of opportunity for the measurement of atmospheric refractivity

Robert J Watson; C J Coleman

The use of signals of opportunity for the measurement of atmospheric refractivity

Robert J Watson
, C J Coleman

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

University of Adelaide

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Abstract

The next generation of high-resolution numerical weather models require fine-scale (1-5 km) measurements of water vapour over large areas (20,000 km2). Existing observing techniques such as GPS are not able to meet these requirements. This paper discusses the feasibility of a novel technique for measuring atmospheric refractivity by the reception and processing of digital radio and television signals (DAB DVB-T). This technique is step towards the realization of a wide-area water vapour sensor network made possible by the soon-to-be widespread availability of digital broadcast signals. The paper presents an error analysis and preliminary results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EuCAP 2010 - The 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9788476534724
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-6431-9
Publication status	Published - Apr 2010
Event	4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2010, April 12, 2010 - April 16, 2010 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 1 Apr 2010 → …

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Name	EuCAP 2010 - The 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society

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Conference	4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2010, April 12, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	1/04/10 → …

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Watson, RJ & Coleman, CJ 2010, The use of signals of opportunity for the measurement of atmospheric refractivity. in EuCAP 2010 - The 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation., 5505542, EuCAP 2010 - The 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE, 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2010, April 12, 2010 - April 16, 2010, Barcelona, Spain, 1/04/10. <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5505542/>

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