The search for the most reliable long-term rain attenuation CDF of a slant path and the impact on prediction models

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3075-3079

  Matricciani, Emilio ^a   Riva, Carlo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italsat; Prediction methods; Rain attenuation; Satellite communication; Synthetic storm technique

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RADIO LINKS; RAIN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

COMPLEMENTARY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION (CDF); PREDICTION METHODS; RAIN ATTENUATION; SYNTHETIC STORM TECHNIQUE;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 27644512730     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.854539     Document Type: Article

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