Annual and diurnal slant path rain attenuation statistics in Athens obtained with the synthetic storm technique

Kanellopoulos, SA; Panagopoulos, AD; Matricciani, E; Kanellopoulos, JD

dc.contributor.author	Kanellopoulos, SA	en
dc.contributor.author	Panagopoulos, AD	en
dc.contributor.author	Matricciani, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Kanellopoulos, JD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:23:37Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:23:37Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0018-926X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17048
dc.subject	Annual/seasonal and diurnal statistics	en
dc.subject	Hellas Sat 2	en
dc.subject	Microwave propagation	en
dc.subject	Rain attenuation	en
dc.subject	Synthetic storm technique	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.subject.other	Attenuation	en
dc.subject.other	Reliability	en
dc.subject.other	Statistics	en
dc.subject.other	Storms	en
dc.subject.other	Time series analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Microwave propagation	en
dc.subject.other	Rain attenuation	en
dc.subject.other	Synthetic storm technique	en
dc.subject.other	Rain	en
dc.title	Annual and diurnal slant path rain attenuation statistics in Athens obtained with the synthetic storm technique	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/TAP.2006.879209	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2006.879209	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	We present annual/seasonal rainfall rate statistics derived from a 29-month data bank of 1 sample/min, measured by a disdrometer located inside the National Technical University of Athens Campus. We discuss both the inaccuracy and the unavailability of the measuring equipment, as well as the statistical reliability of the rainfall rate sample. Additionally, after applying the Synthetic Storm Technique on the measured rainfall rate time series, we present the first long term simulated annual/seasonal and diurnal rain attenuation statistics, at 12 GHz for a hypothetical downlink from Hellas Sat 2 to Athens. According to the results, we predict that communication downlinks working in the afternoon and early evening hours must be given an extra power margin, to compensate for high rain attenuation. © 2006 IEEE.	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.2006.879209	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000240116800020	en
dc.identifier.volume	54	en
dc.identifier.issue	8	en
dc.identifier.spage	2357	en
dc.identifier.epage	2364	en