Title :
Raindrop size distribution from microwave scattering measurements in equatorial and tropical climates
Author :
Moupfouma, F. ; Tiffon, J.
Author_Institution :
CNET Paris B/RPE, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Abstract :
A raindrop size time averaged distribution is inferred from an indirect method by using measurements of attenuation due to rain in Congo (equatorial and tropical climates). Attenuations calculated from this distribution are compared with experimental data gathered on the Ivory Coast (tropical climate) at a different frequency.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; microwave measurement; radiowave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Congo; Ivory Coast; attenuation; equatorial climates; microwave scattering measurements; rain; raindrop size time averaged distribution; tropical climates;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820694
