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Comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions

The radio waves propagating through the earth atmosphere will be attenuated due to the presence of atmosphere particles, such as water vapor, water drops and the ice particles. Meanwhile, the atmospheric gases and rain will both absorb and scatter the radio waves, and consequently degrade the perfor...

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Main Authors: Kesavan, Ulaganathen, Abd. Rahman, Tharek, Abdulrahman, Amuda Yusuf, Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal
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Language:English
Published: Electromagnetics Academy 2011
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TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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spelling my.utm.288152019-01-28T03:38:23Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/28815/ Comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions Kesavan, Ulaganathen Abd. Rahman, Tharek Abdulrahman, Amuda Yusuf Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering The radio waves propagating through the earth atmosphere will be attenuated due to the presence of atmosphere particles, such as water vapor, water drops and the ice particles. Meanwhile, the atmospheric gases and rain will both absorb and scatter the radio waves, and consequently degrade the performance of the link. The results of various studies conducted in temperate and tropical regions have been published in research papers. This paper presents the summary of comparative studies on different rain attenuation prediction methods for terrestrial microwave links tropical regions. Basically the models described in this paper include those of the ITU-R, revised Moupfouma, revised Silva Mello and Lin model. The objective of this study is to reveal the most suitable rain attenuation prediction model for the Malaysian tropical region. This paper will provide useful information for microwave engineers and researchers in making decision over the choice of most suitable rain attenuation prediction for terrestrial links operating in a tropical region. Even though the ITU-R model underestimates the rain attenuation at higher frequencies, the test results have clearly indicated that it is most suitable for predicting terrestrial rain attenuation in tropical Malaysia, compared to others. Electromagnetics Academy 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/28815/1/UlaganathenKesavan2011_ComparativeStudiesofTheRainAttenuationPredictionsforTropicalRegions.pdf Kesavan, Ulaganathen and Abd. Rahman, Tharek and Abdulrahman, Amuda Yusuf and Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal (2011) Comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions. Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, 18 . pp. 17-30. ISSN 1937-8726 http://dx.doi.org/10.2528/PIERM11012602 DOI:10.2528/PIERM11012602
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Kesavan, Ulaganathen
Abd. Rahman, Tharek
Abdulrahman, Amuda Yusuf
Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal
Comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions
description The radio waves propagating through the earth atmosphere will be attenuated due to the presence of atmosphere particles, such as water vapor, water drops and the ice particles. Meanwhile, the atmospheric gases and rain will both absorb and scatter the radio waves, and consequently degrade the performance of the link. The results of various studies conducted in temperate and tropical regions have been published in research papers. This paper presents the summary of comparative studies on different rain attenuation prediction methods for terrestrial microwave links tropical regions. Basically the models described in this paper include those of the ITU-R, revised Moupfouma, revised Silva Mello and Lin model. The objective of this study is to reveal the most suitable rain attenuation prediction model for the Malaysian tropical region. This paper will provide useful information for microwave engineers and researchers in making decision over the choice of most suitable rain attenuation prediction for terrestrial links operating in a tropical region. Even though the ITU-R model underestimates the rain attenuation at higher frequencies, the test results have clearly indicated that it is most suitable for predicting terrestrial rain attenuation in tropical Malaysia, compared to others.
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author Kesavan, Ulaganathen
Abd. Rahman, Tharek
Abdulrahman, Amuda Yusuf
Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal
author_facet Kesavan, Ulaganathen
Abd. Rahman, Tharek
Abdulrahman, Amuda Yusuf
Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal
author_sort Kesavan, Ulaganathen
title Comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions
title_short Comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions
title_full Comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions
title_fullStr Comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions
title_full_unstemmed Comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions
title_sort comparative studies of the rain attenuation predictions for tropical regions
publisher Electromagnetics Academy
publishDate 2011
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/28815/1/UlaganathenKesavan2011_ComparativeStudiesofTheRainAttenuationPredictionsforTropicalRegions.pdf
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