Title :
Comparison of extinction in fog and rain on terrestrial propagation paths
Author :
Grabner, Martin ; Kvicera, Vaclav
Author_Institution :
Freq. Eng. Dept., Czech Metrol. Inst., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Mie scattering theory and assumptions about drop size distributions are applied to study the extinction coefficient of electromagnetic waves in fog and rain. The dependence of extinction on liquid water content, on the effective drop radius of fog and on rain intensity is analysed. Simple relations are given for optical extinction in fog and rain.
Keywords :
Mie scattering; atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; fog; rain; drop size distributions; electromagnetic waves; fog; liquid water content; mie scattering theory; optical extinction; rain; terrestrial propagation paths; Adaptive optics; Attenuation; Extinction coefficients; Optical attenuators; Optical scattering; Rain;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2011 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1014-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1015-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2011.6114057
