Harnessing single polarization doppler weather radars for tracking Desert Locust Swarms
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| author | Anjita, N. A. Indu, J. Thiruvengadam, P. Dixit, Vishal Rastogi, Arpita Kannan, Bagavath Singh Arul Malar |
| author_facet | Anjita, N. A. Indu, J. Thiruvengadam, P. Dixit, Vishal Rastogi, Arpita Kannan, Bagavath Singh Arul Malar |
| contents | Desert locusts are notorious agriculture pests prompting billions in losses and global food scarcity concerns. With billions of these locusts invading agrarian lands, this is no longer a thing of the past. This study taps into the existing doppler weather radar (DWR) infrastructure which was originally deployed for meteorological applications. This study demonstrates a systematic approach to distinctly identify and track concentrations of desert locust swarms in near real time using single polarization radars. Findings reveal the potential to establish early warning systems with lead times of around 7 hours and spatial coverage of approximately 100 kilometers. Embracing these technological advancements are crucial to safeguard agricultural landscapes and upload global food security. |
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| spellingShingle | Harnessing single polarization doppler weather radars for tracking Desert Locust Swarms Anjita, N. A. Indu, J. Thiruvengadam, P. Dixit, Vishal Rastogi, Arpita Kannan, Bagavath Singh Arul Malar Image and Video Processing Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Quantitative Methods Desert locusts are notorious agriculture pests prompting billions in losses and global food scarcity concerns. With billions of these locusts invading agrarian lands, this is no longer a thing of the past. This study taps into the existing doppler weather radar (DWR) infrastructure which was originally deployed for meteorological applications. This study demonstrates a systematic approach to distinctly identify and track concentrations of desert locust swarms in near real time using single polarization radars. Findings reveal the potential to establish early warning systems with lead times of around 7 hours and spatial coverage of approximately 100 kilometers. Embracing these technological advancements are crucial to safeguard agricultural landscapes and upload global food security. |
| title | Harnessing single polarization doppler weather radars for tracking Desert Locust Swarms |
| topic | Image and Video Processing Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Quantitative Methods |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15901 |