• DocumentCode
    1005442
  • Title

    Attenuation in melting snow on microwave- and millimetre-wave terrestrial radio links

  • Author

    Jain, Y.M. ; Watson, P.A.

  • Author_Institution
    School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    68
  • Lastpage
    69
  • Abstract
    The scattering properties of melting snow on microwave and millimetre-wave terrestrial radio links are predicted using a new model for melting which includes coalescence. Attenuation, differential attenuation and differential phase are calculated for a horizontal path, with results at 36.25 GHz presented. Peak specific attenuation in the range 8¿13 dB/km is expected for underspread rain with 10¿15 mm/h rain rates.
  • Keywords
    dispersion (wave); electromagnetic wave scattering; microwave links; radiowave propagation; snow; 36.25 GHz; MM wave terrestrial radio links; attenuation; coalescence; differential attenuation; differential phase; horizontal path; melting snow; microwave terrestrial radio links; scattering properties; underspread rain;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19850047
  • Filename
    4250854