Attenuation due to hydrometeors at 94 GHz: Experimental results and comparison with theory

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-86

  Gloaguen, C ^a   Lavergnat, J ^b  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Antenna radiation; Rain attenuation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; HORN ANTENNAS; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIO SYSTEMS; RADOMES; RAIN; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DROP SIZE; FIRST ORDER MULTIPLE SCATTERING APPROXIMATION; HORIZONTAL PATH; HYDROMETEORS; INFRARED DISTROMETER; RAIN ATTENUATION; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL POLARIZATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 0030083829     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19960076     Document Type: Article

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