Rain attenuation statistics from rain cell diameters and heights

International Journal of Satellite Communications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 263-283

  Bryant, G H ^a,b   Adimula, I ^a   Riva, C ^a   Brussaard, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Rain attenuation; Rain rate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; RAIN; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

RAIN ATTENUATION; RAIN RATE;

SATELLITE LINKS;

EID: 0035329070     PISSN: 07372884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sat.673     Document Type: Article

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