Articles | Volume 29, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3165-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3165-2025
Research article
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24 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 24 Jul 2025

Rainfall intensity estimations based on degradation characteristics of images taken with commercial cameras

Akito Kanazawa and Taro Uchida

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Camera-based rainfall observation can measure rainfall with high spatiotemporal resolution and low cost. This study proposed a method for estimating rainfall intensity from images using the relationship between image information and rainfall intensity. The method was applied to outdoor cameras, and rainfall intensity could be estimated from the images. The method has the potential to facilitate the development of a camera-based rainfall observation technology that is accurate and versatile.
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