Rain rate and rain attenuation prediction for satellite communication in Ku and Ka bands over Nigeria

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages 207-223

  Ojo, J S ^a,b   Ajewole, M O ^a   Sarkar, S K ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; FORECASTING; FREQUENCY BANDS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE LINKS; SATELLITES; TROPICS;

ITU-R MODEL; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; RAIN ATTENUATION; RAIN ATTENUATION PREDICTIONS; RAINFALL DATA; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION LINKS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; TROPICAL ZONES;

RAIN;

EID: 69649085322     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/pierb08021201     Document Type: Article

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