Statistics of Differential Rain Attenuation on Converging Terrestrial Propagation Paths

Panagopoulos, AD; Kanellopoulos, JD

dc.contributor.author	Panagopoulos, AD	en
dc.contributor.author	Kanellopoulos, JD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:19:34Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:19:34Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0018-926X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15577
dc.subject	Differential rain attenuation	en
dc.subject	Interference	en
dc.subject	Terrestrial communications	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.subject.other	Electromagnetic wave attenuation	en
dc.subject.other	Radio interference	en
dc.subject.other	Statistical methods	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication links	en
dc.subject.other	Differential rain attenuation	en
dc.subject.other	Communication systems	en
dc.title	Statistics of Differential Rain Attenuation on Converging Terrestrial Propagation Paths	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/TAP.2003.816643	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2003.816643	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Rain attenuation is considered to be one of the main causes of interference impairments for terrestrial communication systems operating at frequencies above 10 GHz. In the present paper, a method to predict the cumulative distribution of differential rain attenuation on two converging microwave links is proposed. It is based on a convective raincells model for the structure of the rainfall medium, as well as the lognormal assumption for the point rainfall distribution. The degradation of the carrier-to-interference ratio under rainy conditions is also examined. Numerical results are compared with a set of available experimental data for the differential rain attenuation over pairs of terrestrial links in Brazil.	en
heal.publisher	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC	en
heal.journalName	IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/TAP.2003.816643	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000185337500051	en
dc.identifier.volume	51	en
dc.identifier.issue	9	en
dc.identifier.spage	2514	en
dc.identifier.epage	2517	en