Title :
Preliminary results of 12 GHz radiometric measurements in Brazil
Author :
Pontes, M.S. ; Migliora, C.G.S. ; Mello, L. A R da Silva
Author_Institution :
Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
In an effort to fill in the lack of experimental data on slant-path rain attenuation for tropical and equatorial climates, a propagation experiment utilising 12 GHz radiometers is being conducted in Brazil. This work presents six month cumulative distributions of rain rate and attenuation, covering the 1987-8 rainy season, for three sites located in such climatic regions.
Keywords :
microwave links; radiometry; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite links; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 12 GHz; 12 GHz radiometric measurements; 1987-8 rainy season; Brazil; SHF; equatorial climates; experimental data; microwave attenuation; microwave links; propagation experiment; rain rate; satellite links; six month cumulative distributions; slant-path rain attenuation; three sites; tropical climates;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890054
