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Cellular towers in the service of meteorology
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13-07-2014 10:24pm#1http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/weather/36885-140711-cellular-towers-in-the-service-of-meteorologyIsraeli scientists perfected a method using phone service towers to measure rain, snow and even detect fog
Serendipity or a happy accidental discovery, has been a well documented part of the development of science and technology throughout recorded history. From Penicillin to Viagra, x-rays to the cosmic background radiation (the ancient hum left by the Big Bang), chance was there to help those who had an open mind.
Professor Hagit Messer from Tel Aviv University had a small help from lady luck when she realized about 10 years ago that it is possible to dramatically improve the accuracy of environmental monitoring using an unexpected tool - cellular towers - such as the ones found in and around any modern city.
Most modern cell towers have two different sets of antennas. The first are the long rectangle ones which communicate with our Smartphones, the second type are round antennas which are used to communicate using higher frequencies with adjacent to construct the backhaul transmission of the network . Those high frequency stationery antennas are what made Professor Messer's idea possible.0
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