Rain Attenuation Measurements and Analysis at 73 GHz E-Band Link in Tropical Region

This letter presents the rainfall intensity and rain attenuation analysis in tropical region based on a one-year measurement using the 73.5 GHz E-band link of 1.8 km with three rain gauges installed along the path. The measured rain rate and rain attenuation were analysed and bench-marked with previ...

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Published in:IEEE communications letters 2020-07, Vol.24 (7), p.1368-1372
Main Authors: Al-Samman, Ahmed M., Mohamed, Marshed, Ai, Yun, Cheffena, Michael, Azmi, Marwan H., Rahman, Tharek A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
73 GHz
Attenuation
Attenuation measurement
Buildings
Military communications
Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) propagation
Prediction models
radio channel
Rain
rain attenuation
Rain gauges
Rainfall
Sea measurements
Time measurement
Tropical environments
Wireless communication
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Summary:This letter presents the rainfall intensity and rain attenuation analysis in tropical region based on a one-year measurement using the 73.5 GHz E-band link of 1.8 km with three rain gauges installed along the path. The measured rain rate and rain attenuation were analysed and bench-marked with previous measurements and prediction models. The findings from this work showed that Malaysia agrees with the ITU-R rain prediction model of Zone P by 99.99% of time. The maximum measured rain attenuation exceeding 0.03% of the year is around 40.1 dB at the maximum rain rate of 108 mm/h.
ISSN:1089-7798
1558-2558
DOI:10.1109/LCOMM.2020.2983361