DocumentCode
1191443
Title
Use of radiometers in atmospheric attenuation measurements
Author
Allnutt, R.M. ; Pratt, T. ; Stutzman, W.L. ; Snider, J.B.
Author_Institution
Bradley Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Volume
141
Issue
5
fYear
1994
fDate
10/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
428
Lastpage
432
Abstract
Measurements from radiometers operating at 20 and 30 GHz were used to predict attenuation along the 14° elevation angle from Blacksburg, Virginia, toward the Olympus satellite. Both NOAA Dicke switched radiometers and Virginia Tech total power radiometers collected data in Blacksburg for two months. The radiometrically predicted attenuation for the total power radiometers agreed well with that of the Dicke switched radiometers, indicating that the total power radiometer approach can be used for accurate attenuation prediction
Keywords
attenuation measurement; microwave measurement; radiometers; radiowave propagation; satellite links; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 20 GHz; 30 GHz; Blacksburg; NOAA Dicke switched radiometers; Olympus satellite; USA; Virginia Tech total power radiometers; atmospheric attenuation measurements; radiometers; radiowave propagation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1350-2417
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-map:19941400
Filename
329900
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