DocumentCode
1017311
Title
An approximate method for obtaining rain rate statistics for use in signal attenuation estimating
Author
Lee, W. C Y
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Whippany, NJ, USA
Volume
27
Issue
3
fYear
1979
fDate
5/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
407
Lastpage
413
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1979.1142100
Filename
1142100
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