Title :
Model of intense convective rain cells for estimating attenuation on terrestrial millimetric radio links
Author :
Harden, B.N. ; Norbury, J.R. ; White, W.J.K.
Author_Institution :
UK Science Research Council, Appleton Laboratory, Slough, UK
Abstract :
The movement of intense rain over a line of rapid-response rain gauges is shown to be related to the wind speed at the 700 mbar level. This relationship is used to deduce model rainfall intensity/distance profiles from intensity/time profiles recorded at a point. The model is applicable to the calculation of attenuation at frequencies above about 30 GHz.
Keywords :
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; microwave links; modelling; radiowave propagation; rain; 30 GHz; 700 mbar level; EHF; estimating attenuation; intense convective rain cells; model; rain gauges; terrestrial millimetric radio links; wind speed;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19740385
