Title
Gps Derived Pwv For Rainfall Monitoring
Abstract
Precipitable Water Vapor (PWV) is a good source to monitor precipitation. It is defined by the amount of water vapor present in atmosphere. Traditionally, radiosondes and microwave radiometers were used to derive PWV. However, these devices have poor temporal resolutions and high operational costs. Therefore, GPS signal delay is now widely used for such purposes. The main aim of this paper is to study relationship between GPS derived PWV and precipitation. We present an analysis which shows that PWV increases before any rainfall event, while it decreases after the rainfall event. We also derive a threshold PWV that detects the occurrence of rainfall, once PWV exceeds the threshold value. PWV and rainfall data of June 2010 and 2011 are used for validation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1109/IGARSS.2016.7729560
2016 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM (IGARSS)
Keywords
Field
DocType
Global Positioning System (GPS), GIPSY-OASIS, Precipitable Water Vapor (PWV), Precipitation
Meteorology,Atmosphere,Radiosonde,Computer science,Remote sensing,Threshold limit value,Global Positioning System,GPS signals,Water vapor,Precipitation,Radiometer
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2153-6996
1
0.49
References 
Authors
4
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Shilpa Manandhar143.05
Yee Hui Lee210724.09
Soumyabrata Dev36213.94