Title :
One-year cloud attenuation results at 50 GHz
Author :
Al-Ansafi, K. ; Garcia, F. ; Riera, J.M. ; Benarroch, A.
Author_Institution :
Polytech. Univ. of Madrid, ETSI Telecommun., Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
A propagation experiment has been carried out in Madrid using the ITALSAT F1 satellite beacon at 50 GHz. The cloud attenuation results that are presented which include the testing of models, have been obtained from data gathered over one year.
Keywords :
clouds; electromagnetic wave absorption; millimetre wave propagation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 50 GHz; ITALSAT Fl satellite beacon; Madrid; Spain; cloud attenuation; millimetre-wave propagation; precipitation effects; radio propagation experiment;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030059
