DocumentCode
2241518
Title
Computation of rain attenuation using forward scattering in the south african coast
Author
Mulangu, Chrispin T. ; Afullo, Thomas J O
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr., Univ. of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
fYear
2009
fDate
23-25 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
This paper evaluates the microscopic behavior of raindrops at 19.5 GHz, based on the Mie scattering approach. The results show that there is more attenuation at raindrop diameters less than 1.5 mm due to absorption by rain at millimetric frequencies in Durban, while above this, there is greater attenuation due to scattering.
Keywords
Mie scattering; microwave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Durban; Mie scattering; South African coast; drop size distribution; frequency 19.5 GHz; millimetric frequency; rain attenuation; raindrop diameters; raindrops microscopic behavior; Attenuation measurement; Educational institutions; Frequency; Microscopy; Mie scattering; Particle scattering; Polarization; Radio link; Rain; Rayleigh scattering; Drop-Size-Distribution (DSD); Rain Attenuation; Raindrop; Scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
AFRICON, 2009. AFRICON '09.
Conference_Location
Nairobi
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3918-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-3919-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AFRCON.2009.5308131
Filename
5308131
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