Effects of Rain Attenuation on Satellite EHF Communications in the United States

Effects of Rain Attenuation on Satellite EHF Communications in the United States
Author: Paul Tattelman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1989
Genre: Artificial satellites in telecommunication
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One-minute rain rate data over a 10-year period-of-record at each of 41 locations in the contiguous U.S., and for a 6 1/2-year period-of-record at 1 location in Puerto Rico, were extracted from original weighing raingage recordings. The data were analyzed to determine monthly, seasonal, and annual rain-rate frequencies, durations, and probabilities at locations representing a large variety of climatic rainfall regimes. These analyses are particularly useful for estimating EHF (Extremely High Frequency) communication outages due to the increasing effects of attenuation caused by rain at frequencies above 10 GHz. An attenuation model was used to estimate the effects of rain attenuation at all 42 locations. Analyses of the 1-min rain rates, and outage estimates for various frequencies and propagation-path elevation angles are presented.

Climatological Data

Climatological Data
Author: United States. Weather Bureau
Publisher:
Total Pages: 562
Release: 1952
Genre: Meteorology
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Collection of the monthly climatological reports of the United States by state or region with monthly and annual National summaries.

Weekly Weather & Crop Bulletin

Weekly Weather & Crop Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 642
Release: 1941
Genre: Crops and climate
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Final yearly issue includes index of special articles. December through March issues contain reports of snow and ice conditions.