Title :
Modeling and model verification for rain-induced attenuation on a line-of-sight link at Ku-band
Author :
Tusubira, F.F. ; Kyeyune, A.
fDate :
31 March-3 April 2003
Abstract :
A new model for prediction of rain-induced attenuation in the Ku-band for the tropics is proposed by defining a path reduction factor for a link length. The measurements are carried out over a 9 km LOS test-bed in Kampala. The model is developed by comparison of measured cumulative rain attenuation data along the test-bed with eleven rain attenuation models. The results of the model predictions and how it fits the empirical data are presented.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave absorption; microwave links; microwave propagation; radiowave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Kampala; Ku-band; LOS test-bed; cumulative rain attenuation data; line-of-sight link; model prediction; model verification; path reduction factor; radiowave propagation; rain-induced attenuation prediction; tropical regions;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2003. (ICAP 2003). Twelfth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 491)
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-752-7
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20030196
