A new method of estimating microwave attenuation over a slant propagation path based on rain gauge data
Abstract
A basic problem in estimating the microwave attenuation over a satellite-earth propagation path on the basis of rain gauge data is that, for a given precipitation event, the attenuation and the rainfall records very often do not have consistent detailed correlation. Such inconsistencies can be greatly reduced if the falling speed of the rain drops, i.e., 2 to 9 m/sec for drop sizes of 0.05 to 0.7 cm, is taken into account.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Pub Date:
- May 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1109/TAP.1976.1141335
- Bibcode:
- 1976ITAP...24..381F
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Attenuation;
- Data Correlation;
- Microwave Attenuation;
- Raindrops;
- Satellite Transmission;
- Data Recording;
- Data Reduction;
- Drop Size;
- Microwave Transmission;
- Millimeter Waves;
- Rain Gages;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Terminal Velocity;
- Communications and Radar