Title :
First results of concurrent rain attenuation measurement in three millimeter wave bands
Author :
Grabner, Martin ; Pechac, Pavel ; Valtr, Pavel
Author_Institution :
Czech Metrol. Inst., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Rain attenuation is measured on experimental millimeter wave terrestrial paths operating in three frequency bands 58, 94 and 122 GHz. Rain intensity is measured continuously at the receiver site. Several recorded rain attenuation events are analyzed and the power law relationship between the rain intensity and rain attenuation is tested in the three frequency bands. It is observed that frequency 122 GHz is not significantly more attenuated in rain than frequency 94 GHz.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave scattering; millimetre wave propagation; rain; concurrent rain attenuation measurement; frequency 122 GHz; frequency 58 GHz; frequency 94 GHz; millimeter wave bands; millimeter wave terrestrial path; rain intensity; Attenuation; Attenuation measurement; Frequency dependence; Frequency measurement; Millimeter wave measurements; Rain; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929689
