Author(s)
AJ Cuddeback and Scott Palo
Abstract
As a primary driving force of the water cycle, rainfall impacts virtually every terrestrial process and ecosystem. Precipitation measurements are central to numerous critical decisions informed by hydrological processes such as the forecast and tracking of severe weather, planning of agriculture to maximize crop viability, and design of urban infrastructure to minimize flood risks. As climate change accelerates, understanding and predicting high-impact precipitation events will only become more urgent to protect human life and vulnerable ecosystems. Precipitation is a highly dynamic process in both space and time, and conventional precipitation measurement methods such as rain gauges and satellites struggle to accurately estimate precipitation fields on the ground. In this poster, we discuss the experimental setup and preliminary results of a system designed to improve precipitation measurement resolution through the utilization of 5G millimeter wave cellular signals.