Název projektu:
PS - FP7 MARG - Microwave Areal Rain Gauge (11 HU 5010 3M2B)
Popis:
A Hungarian research centre intending to submit a proposal to the FP7 Research for the benefit of SMEs call is inviting partners to develop a new low cost, user-friendly, fully automatic microwave rain gauge system for low range applications that would be able to measure local precipitation more accurately.
SMEs specialized in water resource/drainage management, flood risk consultancy, private meteorogical companies, hydological companies and microwave hardware manufacturers are awaited.
Rain measurement is one of the most important fields of weather monitoring and forecasting technology. The accurate amount of rainfall is of great importance for numerous sectors such as hydrology, flood control, agriculture, urban sewage systems, etc. Decisions of high importance ranging from emergency flood defence to irrigation protocols rely on reliable rainfall data. Climate change, especially the increasingly frequent flash floods increase the importance of reliable local rainfall measurements.
Currently, most rain gauge systems are based on large, complex and expensive radar equipments supplemented with tipping bucket rain gauges. These equipments are usually parts of multi-purpose weather radars operated by large weather services and are optimized for long range detection (~300km). The reliability of these rainfall data varies from event to event and from season to season, since reflectivity factor to rainfall intensity conversion methods cannot be managed accurately at long ranges.
The need for reliable local (~20-30km radius) rainfall data has generated a technological push for the radar system developers. Several small size rain gauge radars have been developed mostly based on modified ship-borne radars. The currently available equipments are impulse radars using high peak power magnetrons. These systems are expensive (40-60k¬) and the magnetrons need to be replaced regularly.
The main characteristics are as follows:" Operation principle: Doppler FMCW," measurement range: 10-15 km," carrier frequency: C band (5.4cm) and X band (3.2cm)," rotation in fixed vertical positions," solid state electronics," optimized reflectivity factor to rainfall intensity conversion method," identification of rain types based on echo structures," high grade clutter rejection," TCP/IP based communications.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
Call title: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Call identifier: FP7-SME-2012
Publication: July 2011
Percentage of EU funding: 50%-100%
Internal deadline: 31/10/2011
SMEs specialized in water resource/drainage management, flood risk consultancy, private meteorogical companies, hydological companies and microwave hardware manufacturers are awaited.
Rain measurement is one of the most important fields of weather monitoring and forecasting technology. The accurate amount of rainfall is of great importance for numerous sectors such as hydrology, flood control, agriculture, urban sewage systems, etc. Decisions of high importance ranging from emergency flood defence to irrigation protocols rely on reliable rainfall data. Climate change, especially the increasingly frequent flash floods increase the importance of reliable local rainfall measurements.
Currently, most rain gauge systems are based on large, complex and expensive radar equipments supplemented with tipping bucket rain gauges. These equipments are usually parts of multi-purpose weather radars operated by large weather services and are optimized for long range detection (~300km). The reliability of these rainfall data varies from event to event and from season to season, since reflectivity factor to rainfall intensity conversion methods cannot be managed accurately at long ranges.
The need for reliable local (~20-30km radius) rainfall data has generated a technological push for the radar system developers. Several small size rain gauge radars have been developed mostly based on modified ship-borne radars. The currently available equipments are impulse radars using high peak power magnetrons. These systems are expensive (40-60k¬) and the magnetrons need to be replaced regularly.
The main characteristics are as follows:" Operation principle: Doppler FMCW," measurement range: 10-15 km," carrier frequency: C band (5.4cm) and X band (3.2cm)," rotation in fixed vertical positions," solid state electronics," optimized reflectivity factor to rainfall intensity conversion method," identification of rain types based on echo structures," high grade clutter rejection," TCP/IP based communications.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
Call title: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Call identifier: FP7-SME-2012
Publication: July 2011
Percentage of EU funding: 50%-100%
Internal deadline: 31/10/2011
Požadavky na partnera:
Requested Cooperation: Joint further development
- Type of partner sought: SME/SME Associations
- Specific area of activity of the partner:
" Hydrology institutions/ companies and associations" Hydro-meteorological data service provider" Private meteorological company" Companies or institutions with expertise in:" urban hydrology" water resource or waste water management" sewage system control" flood protection" agro-meteorological applications" design, integration and operations of hydro meteorological monitoring networks" production, installation and maintenance of various environmental monitoring systems" manufacturers of hydrometric instruments, measuring solutions and networks for water management
- Task to be performed by the partner sought:
1) provide technical consultation/assessment
2) help the dissemination and exploitation of project results
3) assist field testing
- Type of partner sought: SME/SME Associations
- Specific area of activity of the partner:
" Hydrology institutions/ companies and associations" Hydro-meteorological data service provider" Private meteorological company" Companies or institutions with expertise in:" urban hydrology" water resource or waste water management" sewage system control" flood protection" agro-meteorological applications" design, integration and operations of hydro meteorological monitoring networks" production, installation and maintenance of various environmental monitoring systems" manufacturers of hydrometric instruments, measuring solutions and networks for water management
- Task to be performed by the partner sought:
1) provide technical consultation/assessment
2) help the dissemination and exploitation of project results
3) assist field testing
Obchodní firma/fyzická osoba:
Technologické inovační centrum s.r.o.
Sídlo/Místo podnikání:
Vavrečkova 5262
760 01 zlín
760 01 zlín
Kontaktní osoba:
Lenka Kostelníková
Email:
Telefon:
+420 739 570 792
