A simple rain attenuation model for earth-space radio links operating at 10-35 GHz
Abstract
The simple attenuation model has been improved from an earlier version and now includes the effect of wave polarization. The model is for the prediction of rain attenuation statistics on earth-space communication links operating in the 10-35 GHz band. Simple calculations produce attenuation values as a function of average rain rate. These together with rain rate statistics (either measured or predicted) can be used to predict annual rain attenuation statistics. In this paper model predictions are compared to measured data from a data base of 62 experiments performed in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Comparisons are also made to predictions from other models.
- Publication:
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Radio Science
- Pub Date:
- February 1986
- DOI:
- 10.1029/RS021i001p00065
- Bibcode:
- 1986RaSc...21...65S
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Attenuation;
- Microwave Attenuation;
- Polarization (Waves);
- Radio Communication;
- Rain;
- Precipitation (Meteorology);
- Predictions;
- Electromagnetics: Wave propagation;
- Radio Science: Atmospheric propagation;
- Radio Science: Radio wave propagation;
- Radio Science: Space and satellite communication