Investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates
The semi-empirical method recently proposed by Silva Mello and Pontes (SMP) for the prediction of rain attenuation in slant paths is investigated in this letter. The SMP method uses the simplified model of equivalent rain cell and the concept of an effective rain rate. However, substantial deviatio...
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| author | Abdulrahman, A Y Rahman, T A Islam, Md Rafiqul Olufeagba, B J Abdulrahman, T A Akanni, J Amuda, S A Y |
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| description | The semi-empirical method recently proposed by
Silva Mello and Pontes (SMP) for the prediction of rain attenuation in slant paths is investigated in this letter. The SMP method uses the simplified model of equivalent rain cell and the concept of an effective rain rate. However, substantial deviations were observed in SMP predictions when compared to the rain cell diameters derived from experimental data. The measured rain rates and attenuations were obtained from three tropical climates (Australia, and USM and IIUM both in Malaysia). The measured rain attenuation complementary cumulative distributions (CCDs)
were also compared to SMP and the Rec. ITU-R P. 618-11. The
test results show that the ITU-R model performs much better
compared to SMP method in the three tropical climates. |
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| spelling | iium-390902025-01-22T02:51:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39090/ Investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates Abdulrahman, A Y Rahman, T A Islam, Md Rafiqul Olufeagba, B J Abdulrahman, T A Akanni, J Amuda, S A Y TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television The semi-empirical method recently proposed by Silva Mello and Pontes (SMP) for the prediction of rain attenuation in slant paths is investigated in this letter. The SMP method uses the simplified model of equivalent rain cell and the concept of an effective rain rate. However, substantial deviations were observed in SMP predictions when compared to the rain cell diameters derived from experimental data. The measured rain rates and attenuations were obtained from three tropical climates (Australia, and USM and IIUM both in Malaysia). The measured rain attenuation complementary cumulative distributions (CCDs) were also compared to SMP and the Rec. ITU-R P. 618-11. The test results show that the ITU-R model performs much better compared to SMP method in the three tropical climates. IEEE Journals 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39090/1/IEEE_AWPL_06832429.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39090/4/39090_Investigation%20of%20the%20unified%20rain.SCOPUSpdf.pdf Abdulrahman, A Y and Rahman, T A and Islam, Md Rafiqul and Olufeagba, B J and Abdulrahman, T A and Akanni, J and Amuda, S A Y (2014) Investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 13. pp. 1108-1111. ISSN 1536-1225 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/searchresult.jsp?newsearch=true&queryText=Investigation+of+the+unified+rain+attenuation+prediction+method+with+data+from+tropical+climates doi:10.1109/LAWP.2014.2329778 |
| spellingShingle | TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television Abdulrahman, A Y Rahman, T A Islam, Md Rafiqul Olufeagba, B J Abdulrahman, T A Akanni, J Amuda, S A Y Investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates |
| title | Investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates |
| title_full | Investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates |
| title_short | Investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates |
| title_sort | investigation of the unified rain attenuation prediction method with data from tropical climates |
| topic | TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television |
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