Title :
Theoretical derivation of raindrop-size distribution and its application to radio wave propagation
Author :
Jiang, Hua ; Sang, Mei ; Sekine, Matsuo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Electron., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
We will build a theoretical model to describe the rainfall, and obtain a theoretical raindrop-size distribution (DSD). From the result, we can know that it is more similar to the Weibull distribution. We propose a new Weibull DSD by using the measurements. The rain attenuation coefficient calculated from this DSD shows a good agreement with some experimental data
Keywords :
Weibull distribution; dispersion (wave); electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Weibull distribution; chain reaction process model; experimental data; measurements; radar applications; radio wave propagation; rain attenuation coefficient; raindrop size distribution; rainfall model; Attenuation; Communication systems; Earth; Electronic mail; Equations; Exponential distribution; Radar applications; Rain; Shape; Weibull distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Radar, 1996. Proceedings., CIE International Conference of
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2914-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICR.1996.574567
