Weibull raindrop-size distribution and its application to rain attenuation

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-200

  Jiang, H ^a   Sano, M ^a   Sekine, M ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microwave communication; Radiowave attenuation; Raindrop size

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MICROWAVES; RADIO LINKS; RAIN; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

MIE SCATTERING; RAIN ATTENUATION;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031164659     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19971193     Document Type: Article

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