Title :
Rain rate statistical conversion for the prediction of rain attenuation in Malaysia
Author :
Chebil, J. ; Rahman, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Technol. Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
fDate :
6/10/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The transformation of hourly rain rate data into equivalent one-minute statistics is very useful for microwave systems designers since the hourly rainfall data are more abundant and can be obtained at many locations. An empirical model is proposed for approximating the rain rate conversion factor from 1 h to 1 min integration time in Malaysia
Keywords :
microwave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Malaysia; empirical model; integration time; microwave system design; radiowave propagation; rain attenuation; rain rate; statistical conversion factor;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990685
