DocumentCode
1028566
Title
Frequency and polarisation scaling of microwave attenuation during rainfall
Author
Butler, R.S.
Author_Institution
Communications Research Centre, Department of Communications, Ottawa, Canada
Volume
21
Issue
19
fYear
1985
Firstpage
826
Lastpage
827
Abstract
Measurements are presented from eastern Canada of the polarisation-dependent ratio of microwave attenuation due to rainfall for vertical and horizontal linear polarisations, and of the frequency-dependent ratio of attenuation for a given polarisation. The exponent of the usual power law of frequency scaling of attenuation is 1.93±0.15 (SD) in the 11¿17 GHz frequency range.
Keywords
electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave polarisation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; eastern Canada; frequency range 11 to 17 GHz; frequency scaling; horizontal linear polarisations; microwave attenuation; polarisation scaling; power law exponent; rainfall; vertical polarisation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19850584
Filename
4257159
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