Abstract
An analytical procedure for the prediction of differential rain attenuation statistics on two converging point-to-point terrestrial links located in a tropical climatic region is presented. It is based on an appropriate convective raincell model and the fundamental assumption that the point rainfall rate statistics follows a gamma form. A tropical raindrop size distribution is also adopted. Numerical results are compared with a set of available experimental data over pairs of converging terrestrial links in Brazil.
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Une méthode analytique de prévision est fondée sur un modèle approprié de cellules de pluie convectives et sur l’hypothèse que la statistique d’intensité de pluie en un point obéit à une loi gamma. La distribution des tailles des gouttes est celle de la zone tropicale. Des résultats numériques sont comparés à des données expérimentales disponibles concernant des faisceaux hertziens convergents au Brésil.
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Panagopoulos, A.D., Kanellopoulos, J.D. Letter to the editor: Differential rain attenuation statistics on two converging point-to-point terrestrial links located in a tropical climatic region. Ann. Télécommun. 58, 673–677 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03001034
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Key words
- Electromagnetic wave propagation
- Radio wave
- Radio relay link
- Attenuation
- Rain
- Statistical study
- Zone tropicale