Title :
Rainfall Intensities and Attenuation of Centimeter Electromagnetic Waves
Author :
Wexler, Raymond ; Weinstein, Joseph
Author_Institution :
Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories, Belmar, N.J.
fDate :
3/1/1948 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The frequency distribution of rain intensities at four selected United States stations are analyzed with the view of determining the extent of rain attenuation on "X"-band radar. An areal study of the attenuation produced by heavy rain is also made.
Keywords :
Attenuation; Electromagnetic scattering; Equations; Frequency; Optical attenuators; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Radar theory; Rain; Storms;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1948.233919
