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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Information, Communications and Signal Processing, 2005 Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9283-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICICS.2005.1689223
