Title :
Rainfall rate relationships with propagation parameters (attenuation and phase) at centimeter and millimeter wavelengths
Author :
Aydin, K. ; Daisley, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
Propagation parameters (specific attenuation, differential attenuation and differential phase) are simulated at 9.375, 14, 35 and 94 GHz frequencies using disdrometer measured raindrop spectra. Their relationships with rainfall rate are presented in graphical form. An almost linear relationship between 94 GHz specific differential phase and rainfall rate is shown to exist
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; rain; remote sensing; 9.375 to 94 GHz; EHF; SHF; atmosphere; centimetre wavelength; differential attenuation; differential phase; measurement technique; meteorology; millimetre wavelength; propagation parameters; radiowave propagation; rain; rainfall rate; remote sensing; specific attenuation; Attenuation measurement; Frequency estimation; Frequency measurement; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave propagation; Phase estimation; Phase measurement; Polarization; Scattering; Size measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860460
