Title :
Results of a two year radiometric measurement programme in New Zealand
Author :
Rodda, M.J. ; Williamson, A.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Auckland Univ., New Zealand
fDate :
2/13/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Annual and cumulated two year statistics of rainfall rate, sky noise temperature and attenuation are presented, derived from two years radiometric measurements at 11.6 GHz in New Zealand. Total attenuation statistics are well predicted by both the ITU-R method and the PARC model when a rain height of ~2.3 km is used. The ITU-R´s `K´ zone rainfall rate profile accurately represents the two year cumulative rain statistics
Keywords :
atmospherics; microwave propagation; radiometry; rain; statistics; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 11.6 GHz; ITU-R method; New Zealand; PARC model; SHF; attenuation statistics; radiometric measurement programme; rainfall rate; sky noise temperature; two year statistics;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970209
