DocumentCode :
430260
Title :
Determination of rain cell size distribution for microwave link design in Malaysia
Author :
Khamis, Nor Hisham Haji ; Din, Jafri ; Rahman, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Radar Lab., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
fYear :
2004
fDate :
5-6 Oct. 2004
Firstpage :
38
Lastpage :
40
Abstract :
In designing or planning for a microwave link, attenuation due to rain is often a major obstacle to overcome. Sometimes, a mitigation technique such as space diversity is also considered. However, a rain event occurring in an area is not constant. Rain does not distribute evenly in a region experiencing precipitation. This is especially true in tropical regions as rain has been found to be more convective in nature rather than widespread. Tropical regions also suffer heavier rainfall rates as compared to temperate regions. Important information are rain cell size and rain distribution inside a cell. Results from this study confirmed that the rain cell in Malaysia is highly convective and a rain cell with a center rainfall rate of 120 mm/hr has a diameter of about 1.2-1.5 km.
Keywords :
microwave links; microwave propagation; rain; telecommunication network planning; Malaysia; attenuation; convective rain; microwave link design; planning; rain cell size distribution; rainfall rates; tropical regions; Attenuation; Chemical engineering; Costs; Environmental economics; Laboratories; Meteorology; Radio communication; Rain; Systems engineering and theory; Wireless communication;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
RF and Microwave Conference, 2004. RFM 2004. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8671-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/RFM.2004.1411069
Filename :
1411069
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