WEIBULL RAINDROP-SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND ITS APPLICATION TO RAIN ATTENUATION

Authors
JIANG H SANO M SEKINE M
Citation
H. Jiang et al., WEIBULL RAINDROP-SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND ITS APPLICATION TO RAIN ATTENUATION, IEE proceedings. Microwaves, antennas and propagation, 144(3), 1997, pp. 197-200
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
IEE proceedings. Microwaves, antennas and propagation → ACNP
ISSN journal
13502417
Volume
144
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
197 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-2417(1997)144:3<197:WRDAIA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
In the design of radio systems such as terrestrial and satellite commu nication links at frequencies above 10 GHz, rain attenuation is an imp ortant problem. A Weibull raindrop-size distribution is proposed by fi tting the measurements of rainfall observed using a distrometer in Tok yo. A propagation experiment at 103 GHz is introduced. Rain attenuatio n coefficients are calculated by considering the Mie scattering using this Weibull distribution for raindrop size and are compared with some experimental data. The results of frequency characteristics from this Weibull raindrop-size distribution agrees well with some experimental data for the range 8-312.5 GHz.