Rain attenuation predictions at ku-band in South East Asia countries

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 76, Issue , 2007, Pages 65-74

  Mandeep, J S ^a   Allnutt, J E ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

RAIN ATTENUATION; RAIN PREDICTION MODELS; SLANT-PATH COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

RADIO WAVES;

EID: 34548401185     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER07062605     Document Type: Article

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