Title :
Rainfall-induced satellite beacon attenuation in tropical and equatorial regions
Author :
Pontes, M.S. ; de Miranda, E.C. ; Mello, L. A R da Silva ; de Souza, R.S.L. ; de Almeida, M.P.C.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Telecommun. Studies, Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fDate :
5/29/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A four-year campaign of rainfall rate and rain-induced slant-path attenuation measurements was conducted on four satellite beacon links located in the equatorial, tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil. The cumulative distributions of attenuation derived from the measured data are presented and compared with those obtained with existing prediction methods.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave absorption; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite communication; 11.452 GHz; Brazil; cumulative attenuation distributions; equatorial regions; rain-induced slant-path attenuation measurements; rainfall rate; rainfall-induced satellite beacon attenuation; satellite beacon links; subtropical regions; tropical regions;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030563
