Rainfall microstructures for microwave and millimeter wave link budget at tropical and subtropical sites

Akintunde A. Alonge; Thomas J. Afullo

doi:10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757852

Rainfall microstructures for microwave and millimeter wave link budget at tropical and subtropical sites

Akintunde A. Alonge, Thomas J. Afullo

University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Abstract

Tropical and subtropical sites are known as areas of intense rainfall, where both satellite and terrestrial links suffer from severe levels of signal degradation. In this study, Butare (2°36′S, 29°44′E) and Durban (29°52′S, 30°58′E), with tropical and subtropical characteristics respectively, are compared at different measurement periods. Rainfall microstructural parameters such as rainfall rate, rainfall Drop Size Distribution (DSD) and radar reflectivity, are examined. It is found that at 99.99% rain availability (or R_0.01), these parameters are slightly higher at Butare than Durban. However, specific attenuation computations tend to be higher at Durban compared to Butare, between 40 GHz and 1 THz.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE AFRICON 2013
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)	9781467359405
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757852
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE AFRICON 2013 - Pointe-Aux-Piments, Mauritius Duration: 9 Sept 2013 → 12 Sept 2013

Publication series

Name	IEEE AFRICON Conference
ISSN (Print)	2153-0025
ISSN (Electronic)	2153-0033

Conference

Conference	IEEE AFRICON 2013
Country/Territory	Mauritius
City	Pointe-Aux-Piments
Period	9/09/13 → 12/09/13

Keywords

Rainfall attenuation
microwave links
radar reflectivity
rainfall DSD
tropical and subtropical regions

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Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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