Earth-to-Earth Microwave Rain Attenuation Measurements: A Survey On the Recent Literature
Many works have been conducted relevant to rainfall measurements, while the first relevant ones were based on the power loss estimation function from wireless links located back to the early 1940s. It is notable, though, that this innovative idea conduced to many theoretical models correlating the s...
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| author | Vasilis Christofilakis Giorgos Tatsis Spyridon K. Chronopoulos Alexandros Sakkas Anastasios G. Skrivanos Kostas P. Peppas Hector E. Nistazakis Giorgos Baldoumas Panos Kostarakis |
| author_facet | Vasilis Christofilakis Giorgos Tatsis Spyridon K. Chronopoulos Alexandros Sakkas Anastasios G. Skrivanos Kostas P. Peppas Hector E. Nistazakis Giorgos Baldoumas Panos Kostarakis |
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| description | Many works have been conducted relevant to rainfall measurements, while the first relevant ones were based on the power loss estimation function from wireless links located back to the early 1940s. It is notable, though, that this innovative idea conduced to many theoretical models correlating the signal attenuation to the rainfall intensity. This type of parameter strongly contributes to the mechanism of frequency attenuation above 10 GHz. Consequently, in the last twenty years, there has been a significant boost to this research topic. Researchers all around the world have worked thoroughly on the issue of estimating rain with the use of earth-to-earth microwave signal attenuation. Nevertheless, the issue remains intriguing and challenging. This paper presents a literature survey, of the last decade, on this challenging issue focusing on measurements from backhaul cellular microwave links and experimental setups. Research challenges and future trends are also presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ef70d89145940b59c635365ccde14682023-11-20T12:06:55ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942020-09-01129144010.3390/sym12091440Earth-to-Earth Microwave Rain Attenuation Measurements: A Survey On the Recent LiteratureVasilis Christofilakis0Giorgos Tatsis1Spyridon K. Chronopoulos2Alexandros Sakkas3Anastasios G. Skrivanos4Kostas P. Peppas5Hector E. Nistazakis6Giorgos Baldoumas7Panos Kostarakis8Electronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceElectronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceElectronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceElectronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Peloponnese, Acadimaikou G.K. Vlachou, 22100 Tripolis, GreeceDepartment of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Peloponnese, Acadimaikou G.K. Vlachou, 22100 Tripolis, GreeceDepartment of Electronic Physics and Systems, Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, GreeceElectronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceElectronics-Telecommunications and Applications Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceMany works have been conducted relevant to rainfall measurements, while the first relevant ones were based on the power loss estimation function from wireless links located back to the early 1940s. It is notable, though, that this innovative idea conduced to many theoretical models correlating the signal attenuation to the rainfall intensity. This type of parameter strongly contributes to the mechanism of frequency attenuation above 10 GHz. Consequently, in the last twenty years, there has been a significant boost to this research topic. Researchers all around the world have worked thoroughly on the issue of estimating rain with the use of earth-to-earth microwave signal attenuation. Nevertheless, the issue remains intriguing and challenging. This paper presents a literature survey, of the last decade, on this challenging issue focusing on measurements from backhaul cellular microwave links and experimental setups. Research challenges and future trends are also presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/9/1440microwave linksrain attenuationmeasurementssignal propagationexperimental setupsbackhaul cellular networks |
| spellingShingle | Vasilis Christofilakis Giorgos Tatsis Spyridon K. Chronopoulos Alexandros Sakkas Anastasios G. Skrivanos Kostas P. Peppas Hector E. Nistazakis Giorgos Baldoumas Panos Kostarakis Earth-to-Earth Microwave Rain Attenuation Measurements: A Survey On the Recent Literature Symmetry microwave links rain attenuation measurements signal propagation experimental setups backhaul cellular networks |
| title | Earth-to-Earth Microwave Rain Attenuation Measurements: A Survey On the Recent Literature |
| title_full | Earth-to-Earth Microwave Rain Attenuation Measurements: A Survey On the Recent Literature |
| title_fullStr | Earth-to-Earth Microwave Rain Attenuation Measurements: A Survey On the Recent Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Earth-to-Earth Microwave Rain Attenuation Measurements: A Survey On the Recent Literature |
| title_short | Earth-to-Earth Microwave Rain Attenuation Measurements: A Survey On the Recent Literature |
| title_sort | earth to earth microwave rain attenuation measurements a survey on the recent literature |
| topic | microwave links rain attenuation measurements signal propagation experimental setups backhaul cellular networks |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/9/1440 |
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