An improved slant path attenuation prediction method in tropical climates

An improved slant path attenuation prediction method in tropical climates

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An improved method for predicting slant path attenuation in tropical climates is presented in this paper. The proposed approach is based on rain intensity data R0.01 (mm/h) from 37 tropical and equatorial stations; and is validated by using the measurement data from a few localities in tropical clim...

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Main Authors: Abdulrahman, A.Y., Tharek , Abdul Rahman, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Olufeagba, B. J., Yussuff, A., Khamis, N. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Radioengineering Society 2013
Subjects:
TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/36868/1/Radioengineering.pdf
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Summary:An improved method for predicting slant path attenuation in tropical climates is presented in this paper. The proposed approach is based on rain intensity data R0.01 (mm/h) from 37 tropical and equatorial stations; and is validated by using the measurement data from a few localities in tropical climates. The new method seems to accurately predict the slant path attenuation in tropical localities, and the comparative tests seem to show significant improvement in terms of the RMS of the relative error variable compared to the RMS obtained with the SAM, Crane, and ITU-R prediction models.

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