editorial
How mobile phone towers could help monitor rainfall in developing countries
the conversation | 2020
Open Access | CC BY-ND-4.0
Citation
David, Noam; Gao, H. Oliver; and Liu, Yanyan. 2020. How mobile phone towers could help monitor rainfall in developing countries. The Conversation. First published on April 20, 2020. https://theconversation.com/how-mobile-phone-towers-could-help-monitor-rainfall-in-developing-countries-133358
Many developing economies suffer from a lack of reliable rainfall measurements due to a lack of funds and a shortage of equipment – such as gauges and radars. Even if countries are equipped with these monitoring instruments, they all have limitations.