Rain height in relation to 0°C isotherm height for satellite communication over the Indian subcontinent

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 89-104

  Mondal, N C ^a   Sarkar, S K ^b  

^a INDIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMY   (India)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIO WAVE; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WAVE ATTENUATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 0347596249     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-003-0002-y     Document Type: Article

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