Investigation of rain attenuation in equatorial kuala lumpur

Lam, HY; Luini, L; Din, J; Capsoni, C; Panagopoulos, AD

dc.contributor.author	Lam, HY	en
dc.contributor.author	Luini, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Din, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Capsoni, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Panagopoulos, AD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:09:23Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:09:23Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	15361225	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29835
dc.subject	Diurnal variation	en
dc.subject	drop size distribution (DSD)	en
dc.subject	equatorial region	en
dc.subject	rain attenuation	en
dc.title	Investigation of rain attenuation in equatorial kuala lumpur	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/LAWP.2012.2214371	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2012.2214371	en
heal.identifier.secondary	6276225	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	This letter investigates rain attenuation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by exploiting local drop size distribution (DSD) measurements. Coefficients for the well-established power-law model relating rain rate and specific attenuation are derived for frequencies in the Ku-, Ka-, and Q/V-bands based on three years of disdrometer data. We analyze the diurnal variation of rainfall rate for four time intervals and, moreover, we present statistics of rain attenuation for slant-path Earth-space links estimated by means of a new model (Stratiform-Convective SST) that combines the advantages of the Dual-Layer Synthetic Storm Technique (SST) and the SC EXCELL model. The predicted statistics are in good agreement with those obtained from beacon measurements (MEASAT-1 satellite at 12 GHz). Finally, the diurnal variation of the slant-path rain attenuation is presented to provide system operators and radio communication engineers with useful information on the quality of service (QoS) that can be achieved during a typical day on an Earth-space link. © 2002-2011 IEEE.	en
heal.journalName	IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/LAWP.2012.2214371	en
dc.identifier.volume	11	en
dc.identifier.spage	1002	en
dc.identifier.epage	1005	en