Slant path attenuation statistics predicted from dual polarized radar data

Author

Stutzman, W.L. ; Pratt, T. ; Bostian, C.W. ; Porter, R.E.

Author_Institution

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

4-7 Apr 1989

Firstpage

216

Abstract

A dual-polarized radar was used in a year-long experiment to predict attenuation on two slant paths. The attenuation along these paths at 11.4 GHz was measured using a beacon transmission from an Intelsat V satellite. Drop size distributions for rain in the paths were calculated from the radar data and used to predict attenuation. Annual statistics were compiled from the measured attenuation data and from the radar predictions. Good agreement was found between the two sets of statistics. The paper describes the prediction techniques, and presents annual statistics for 11.4 GHz attenuation derived from the beacon measurements and from the radar predictions

Keywords

attenuation measurement; electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave scattering; radar applications; radar measurement; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite relay systems; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 11.4 GHz; Intelsat V satellite; SHF; annual statistics; atmosphere; attenuation prediction; beacon transmission; drop size distributions; dual polarized radar data; measured attenuation data; microwave; radar measurement; radar predictions; radiowave propagation; rain; slant path attenuation statistics; troposphere;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation, 1989. ICAP 89., Sixth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.301)

Conference_Location

Coventry

Type

conf

Filename

29771