Theoretical study of the effect of different types of tropical rainfall on microwave and millimeter-wave propagation

Radio Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1103-1124

  Ajewole, M O ^a   Kolawole, L B ^a   Ajayi, G O ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FREQUENCIES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; POLARIZATION; RADAR CROSS SECTION; RADIO INTERFERENCE; RAIN; DEPOLARIZATION; DROPS; FORWARD SCATTERING; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TROPICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

LEAST SQUARES FITTING METHOD; RADIO SIGNALS; SCATTERING AMPLITUDE FUNCTIONS; SPHEROIDAL RAINDROP SCATTERING; CROSS POLARIZATION DISCRIMINATION; EFFECTIVE PROPAGATION CONSTANT; LEAST-SQUARES-FITTING METHOD; MILLIMETER WAVE SIGNALS; POWER LAW RELATIONSHIP; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; SCATTERING AMPLITUDES; SCATTERING CROSS SECTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; RAIN;

EID: 0033317152     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS900063     Document Type: Article

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