DocumentCode
1224480
Title
Rainfall-induced satellite beacon attenuation in tropical and equatorial regions
Author
Pontes, M.S. ; de Miranda, E.C. ; Mello, L. A R da Silva ; de Souza, R.S.L. ; de Almeida, M.P.C.
Author_Institution
Centre for Telecommun. Studies, Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Volume
39
Issue
11
fYear
2003
fDate
5/29/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
874
Lastpage
876
Abstract
A four-year campaign of rainfall rate and rain-induced slant-path attenuation measurements was conducted on four satellite beacon links located in the equatorial, tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil. The cumulative distributions of attenuation derived from the measured data are presented and compared with those obtained with existing prediction methods.
Keywords
electromagnetic wave absorption; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite communication; 11.452 GHz; Brazil; cumulative attenuation distributions; equatorial regions; rain-induced slant-path attenuation measurements; rainfall rate; rainfall-induced satellite beacon attenuation; satellite beacon links; subtropical regions; tropical regions;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20030563
Filename
1207247
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