Title :
Development of rain attenuation and rain rate maps for satellite communications system design in Greece
Author :
Papatsoris, Anastassios D. ; Polimeris, Konstantinos ; Lazou, Athanasia A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun., TEI of Serres, Serres
Abstract :
Using six (6) years of point rainfall data from several locations in Greece, which were obtained from the National Hellenic Meteorological Service (NHMS), the statistics of rainfall for various percentages of time for the average year are derived. Using the originally derived rainfall statistics, accurate rain rate and attenuation maps are developed for facilitating satellite communications systems design in Greece.
Keywords :
rain; satellite communication; statistics; weather forecasting; Greece; National Hellenic Meteorological Service; rain attenuation; rain rate maps; satellite communications system; statistics; Attenuation; Communication system security; Informatics; Magnesium compounds; Meteorology; Radiowave propagation; Rain; Satellite communication; Statistics; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619005
