Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa

Commercial Microwave Links (CMLs), that provide the underlying framework for data transfer between cellular network base stations have been found effective for monitoring rainfall. Wireless infrastructure of this kind is deployed widely by communication providers across Africa and can be used as a c...

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Autores principales: David, N., Gao, H. O., Kumah, K. K., Hoedjes, J. C. B., Su, Z., Liu, Yanyan
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145429
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author David, N.
Gao, H. O.
Kumah, K. K.
Hoedjes, J. C. B.
Su, Z.
Liu, Yanyan
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Gao, H. O.
Hoedjes, J. C. B.
Kumah, K. K.
Liu, Yanyan
Su, Z.
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Gao, H. O.
Kumah, K. K.
Hoedjes, J. C. B.
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description Commercial Microwave Links (CMLs), that provide the underlying framework for data transfer between cellular network base stations have been found effective for monitoring rainfall. Wireless infrastructure of this kind is deployed widely by communication providers across Africa and can be used as a complementary monitoring device to the sparse proprietary resources that exist currently, and at minimal cost, or as a substitute tool in the many cases where alternatives do not exist. Here we focus on the potential that lies in this novel approach to acquire valuable information required for agricultural needs over the poverty-stricken countries of Africa
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spelling CGSpace1454292024-10-25T07:55:00Z Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa David, N. Gao, H. O. Kumah, K. K. Hoedjes, J. C. B. Su, Z. Liu, Yanyan rain data technology networks agriculture microwave radiometers information and communication technologies Commercial Microwave Links (CMLs), that provide the underlying framework for data transfer between cellular network base stations have been found effective for monitoring rainfall. Wireless infrastructure of this kind is deployed widely by communication providers across Africa and can be used as a complementary monitoring device to the sparse proprietary resources that exist currently, and at minimal cost, or as a substitute tool in the many cases where alternatives do not exist. Here we focus on the potential that lies in this novel approach to acquire valuable information required for agricultural needs over the poverty-stricken countries of Africa 2019-10-22 2024-06-21T09:04:29Z 2024-06-21T09:04:29Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145429 en Open Access David, N.; Gao, H. O.; Kumah, K. K.; Hoedjes, J.C.B.; Su, Z.; and Liu, Yanyan. 2019. Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa. Presented at the 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Rhodes, Greece, September 4-7, 2019. https://cest2019.gnest.org/sites/default/files/presentation_file_list/cest2019_00547_oral_paper.pdf
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David, N.
Gao, H. O.
Kumah, K. K.
Hoedjes, J. C. B.
Su, Z.
Liu, Yanyan
Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa
title Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa
title_full Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa
title_fullStr Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa
title_short Microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in Africa
title_sort microwave communication networks as a sustainable tool of rainfall monitoring for agriculture needs in africa
topic rain
data
technology
networks
agriculture
microwave radiometers
information and communication technologies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145429
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