Title :
Useful experimental results for Earth-satellite rain attenuation modeling
Author :
Goldhirsh, J. ; Katz, Ira
Author_Institution :
Applied Physics Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
fDate :
5/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Results pertaining to vertical profiles of rain rates derived from radar data as well as normalized cumulative probabilities of rain rates, which may be applicable over large areas of the world, are presented. We believe these results to be useful in the areas of earth-satellite rain attenuation modeling and prediction at frequencies above 10 GHz.
Keywords :
Microwave radio propagation meteorological factors; Millimeter-wave radio propagation meteorological factors; Satellite communication, propagation; Antenna measurements; Attenuation; Frequency; Monitoring; Physics; Predictive models; Radar; Rain; Reflectivity; Size measurement;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1979.1142101
