Calculation of electromagnetic scattering from a pruppacher-pitter raindrop using M.A.S. and slant path rain attenuationprediction

Kanellopoulos, SA; Panagopoulos, AD; Kanellopoulos, JD

dc.contributor.author	Kanellopoulos, SA	en
dc.contributor.author	Panagopoulos, AD	en
dc.contributor.author	Kanellopoulos, JD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:21:58Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:21:58Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0195-9271	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16413
dc.subject	Method of Auxiliary Sources	en
dc.subject	Pruppacher-Pitter Raindrop Shape	en
dc.subject	Rain Attenuation	en
dc.subject	Scattering	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	en
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Applied	en
dc.subject.other	Attenuation	en
dc.subject.other	Climate change	en
dc.subject.other	Frequencies	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrometers	en
dc.subject.other	Radio systems	en
dc.subject.other	Rain	en
dc.subject.other	Climatic regions	en
dc.subject.other	Method of Auxiliary Sources	en
dc.subject.other	Pruppacher-Pitter Raindrop Shape	en
dc.subject.other	Rain Attenuation	en
dc.subject.other	Electromagnetic wave scattering	en
dc.title	Calculation of electromagnetic scattering from a pruppacher-pitter raindrop using M.A.S. and slant path rain attenuationprediction	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10762-005-0297-0	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10762-005-0297-0	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	The combined effects of hydrometeor scattering and absorption result in significant power loss, for Earth-space microwave links operating at frequencies above 10GHz. With the increasing deployment of higher frequencies in commercial wireless networks, the accurate estimation of the specific rain attenuation is very significant for the reliable design of a radio communication system. In the present paper, the scattering of a plane electromagnetic wave from a Pruppacher-Pitter raindrop is treated using the Method of Auxiliary Sources (MAS). The obtained data are compared with those taken from the open literature -in the form of real and imaginary part of the forward scattering amplitude - with excellent results. Then, they are used for the numerical calculation of both the specific rain attenuation and the exceedance probability function, in the case of a hypothetical satellite link located in various climatic regions. The comparison with other models against experimental data has given very encouragingresults. © 2005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10762-005-0297-0	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000233908700009	en
dc.identifier.volume	26	en
dc.identifier.issue	12	en
dc.identifier.spage	1783	en
dc.identifier.epage	1802	en