• DocumentCode
    1029118
  • Title

    Frequency dependence of rain attenuation measurements at microwave frequencies

  • Author

    Raina, M.K. ; Uppal, G.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Radio Sci. Div., Nat´´l. Phys. Lab., New Delhi India
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    2/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    185
  • Lastpage
    187
  • Abstract
    The values of attenuation versus frequency for 10 mm/h, 25 mm/h, and 40 mm/h rain rates for frequencies of 11, 18, and 22.2 GHz are presented. On the basis of these observations the attenuation at frequencies below 10 GHz and above 22.2 GHz have been obtained. The values obtained at various frequencies show an agreement with those calculated on the basis of Oguchi´s work. Comparison of the above values in dB/km (assuming a path length of 2.5 km) have been made and they show an agreement with International Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) values. Also cumulative distributions of attenuation at various frequencies have been given taking 11 GHz results as the reference point.
  • Keywords
    Microwave radio propagation meteorological factors; Attenuation measurement; Degradation; Frequency dependence; Frequency measurement; Least squares approximation; Microwave frequencies; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Rain; Scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1984.1143282
  • Filename
    1143282