Title :
Microwave thermal emission of rain
Author_Institution :
Dr. Neher Laboratories PTT, Leidschendam, Netherlands
Abstract :
The effective medium temperature necessary for the conversion of microwave thermal emission to slant-path attenuation has been calculated for 11.8 GHz for a homogeneous slab of rain. The first results from calculations on a cylindrical model of rain at 11.8 GHz are also presented. The influence of ground reflectivity coefficient is investigated.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave absorption; microwave links; modelling; radiowave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 11.8 GHz; atmospheric precipitation; cylindrical model; effective medium temperature; ground reflectivity coefficient; homogeneous slab of rain; microwave thermal emission; radiowave propagation; slant-path attenuation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19810114
