DocumentCode
2478143
Title
Review of Rain Attenuation Studies in Tropical and Equatorial Regions in Brazil
Author
Pontes, M.S. ; da Silva Mello, L. ; de Souza, R.S.L. ; Miranda, Erasmus C B
Author_Institution
Center for Telecommun. Studies, Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro
fYear
0
fDate
0-0 0
Firstpage
1097
Lastpage
1101
Abstract
This paper presents a review of rain attenuation studies based on measurements performed since 1987 in tropical and equatorial regions of Brazil. The terrestrial measurements include long term measurements for frequencies between 11 and 38 GHz at 20 links. The satellite measurements have been performed in the Ku band using radiometers and beacon receivers at 10 sites
Keywords
microwave measurement; microwave receivers; radiometers; rain; satellite links; 11 GHz; 38 GHz; Ku-band; beacon receiver; equatorial region; radiometer; rain attenuation; satellite measurement; tropical region; Attenuation measurement; Databases; Frequency measurement; Performance evaluation; Predictive models; Radiometers; Rain; Receivers; Satellite broadcasting; Voltage; radio propagation; rain attenuation; tropical propagation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information, Communications and Signal Processing, 2005 Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location
Bangkok
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9283-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICICS.2005.1689223
Filename
1689223
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