Global mapping of attenuation at Ku- and Ka-band

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 41, Issue 10 PART I, 2003, Pages 2166-2176

  Chandrasekar, V ^a   Fukatsu, Hiroki ^a   Mubarak, K ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Precipitation; Satellite communication; Space based radar; Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIO WAVES; RAIN; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

GLOBAL ATTENUATION MAP; GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MISSION; HYDROMETEOR SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC PHASE STATE; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EID: 0242355090     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2003.815973     Document Type: Article

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