Estimating the attenuation due to combined atmospheric effects on modern earth-space paths

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 26-34

  Feldhake, Glenn ^a  

^a Stanford Telecom ACSD   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric effects; Attenuation; Radio propagation meteorological factors; Rain

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CLOUDS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EFFECTS; OXYGEN; RAIN; STATISTICAL METHODS; VAPORS; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; RADIO PROPAGATION METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS;

RADIO COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0031198784     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/74.632993     Document Type: Article

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