ISSN:
1572-9559
Keywords:
Rain rate
;
Attenuation
;
Isotherm height
;
Effective height
;
Microwaves and Sub-millimetre waves
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The results on attenuation of the radio wave due to rain at frequencies lying in the centimetre, millimetre and submillimetre wave bands for different rain rates over three Indian tropical stations are presented in this paper. The study is possible due to the availability of the rainfall rates measured by rapid response rain gauges and rain height over these stations. The results on attenuation were deduced by taking both 0° C isotherm height and effective height. The Stutzman and Dishman model with γ -value of 0.033 which is found suitable for the estimation of rain attenuation over the Indian stations has been critically examined in comparison with the attenuations deduced from CCIR (presently known as ITU-R) method.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022661126878
