DocumentCode
947916
Title
Tropical rain attenuation at 11 GHz on earth-space paths—Radiometric measurements in Australia
Author
Jenkinson, Garth F.
Author_Institution
Telecom Australia Research Laboratories, Melbourne, Australia
Volume
65
Issue
3
fYear
1977
fDate
3/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
480
Lastpage
481
Abstract
Radiometers operating at 11 GHz, measuring sun and sky noise, are providing attenuation data on earth-space paths in a high rainfall coastal area of tropical Australia. Attenuation characteristics over three years, and their relationship to one-minute rain intensity measurements are discussed in this paper.
Keywords
Antenna measurements; Area measurement; Attenuation measurement; Australia; Azimuth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency measurement; Integrated circuit measurements; Radiometry; Rain;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1977.10501
Filename
1454770
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