Title :
An approximate method for obtaining rain rate statistics for use in signal attenuation estimating
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Whippany, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An approximate method for calculating rain rate statistics from published U.S. Weather Bureau data is described and the results are applied to estimate signal attenuation. This technique can be applied for any of the 257 U.S. cities for which such data are available. A mathematical proof of the method is given and the accuracy limitations of the results are discussed.
Keywords :
Microwave radio propagation meteorological factors; Millimeter-wave radio propagation meteorological factors; Absorption; Antennas and propagation; Attenuation measurement; Cities and towns; Frequency; Narrowband; Probability distribution; Rain; Satellite communication; Statistics;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1979.1142100
