Review of Rain Attenuation Studies in Tropical and Equatorial Regions in Brazil

This paper presents a review of rain attenuation studies based on measurements performed since 1987 in tropical and equatorial regions of Brazil. The terrestrial measurements include long term measurements for frequencies between 11 and 38 GHz at 20 links. The satellite measurements have been perfor...

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Main Authors: Pontes, M.S., da Silva Mello, L., de Souza, R.S.L., Miranda, E.C.B.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Attenuation measurement
Frequency measurement
Performance evaluation
Predictive models
radio propagation
Radiometers
Rain
rain attenuation
Receivers
Satellite broadcasting
tropical propagation
Voltage
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Summary:This paper presents a review of rain attenuation studies based on measurements performed since 1987 in tropical and equatorial regions of Brazil. The terrestrial measurements include long term measurements for frequencies between 11 and 38 GHz at 20 links. The satellite measurements have been performed in the Ku band using radiometers and beacon receivers at 10 sites
DOI:10.1109/ICICS.2005.1689223