Gauge-adjusted rainfall estimates from commercial microwave links

Fencl, Martin; Dohnal, Michal; Rieckermann, Jörg; Bareš, Vojtěch

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-617-2017

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Rainfall and urban hydrology

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-617-2017

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Research article

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31 Jan 2017

Research article |

| 31 Jan 2017

Gauge-adjusted rainfall estimates from commercial microwave links

Martin Fencl, Michal Dohnal, Jörg Rieckermann, and Vojtěch Bareš

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RC1: 'Review', Hidde Leijnse, 27 Sep 2016
- AC1: 'Internactive comment on "Gauge-Adjusted Rainfall Estimates from Commercial Microwave Links" by M. Fencl et al.', Martin Fencl, 01 Nov 2016
RC2: 'Review of Fencl et al.: Gauge-adjusted rainfall estimates from commercial microwave links.', Søren Thorndahl, 03 Oct 2016
- AC2: 'Internactive comment on "Gauge-Adjusted Rainfall Estimates from Commercial Microwave Links" by M. Fencl et al.', Martin Fencl, 01 Nov 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (09 Nov 2016) by Chris Onof

AR by Martin Fencl on behalf of the Authors (30 Nov 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Jan 2017) by Chris Onof

AR by Martin Fencl on behalf of the Authors (11 Jan 2017)

Short summary

Commercial microwave links (CMLs) can provide rainfall observations with high space–time resolution. Unfortunately, CML rainfall estimates are often biased because we lack detailed information on the processes that attenuate the transmitted microwaves. We suggest removing the bias by continuously adjusting CMLs to cumulative data from rain gauges (RGs), which can be remote from the CMLs. Our approach practically eliminates the bias, which we demonstrate on unique data from several CMLs and RGs.