Radiometric measurements of rain attenuation at 22.2 and 31.4 GHz over Calcutta

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作者
Karmakar, PK
Chattopadhyay, S
Sen, AK
Gibbins, CJ
机构
[1] Inst Radiophys & Elect, Calcutta 700009, W Bengal, India
[2] Rutherford Appleton Lab, Radio Commun Res Unit, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
关键词
rain attenuation; rain rates; radiometers;
D O I
10.1023/A:1022515928325
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Measurements of rain attenuation over Calcutta have been made using radiometers operating at frequencies of 22.235 and 31.4 GHz. The results have been correlated with observations of rainfall rates made with a fast-response rain gauge. The distributions of peak rain rates over Calcutta for two different years and the cumulative occurrences of rainfall rates and attenuations at the two frequencies are presented.
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