Rain-band Spectroscopy Attacked Again

Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Again Another Day. Weather Preferences of Summer Tourists in Mountain Environments

Weather and climate are important factors for travel decision-making and overall tourist satisfaction. As central motivators for destination choice, they directly and indirectly influence demand patterns and can be a resource and limitation for tourism at the same time. In this paper, results of an in-situ survey of mountain summer tourists (n = 733) in the Alps in Southern Germany are presente...

Rain Attenuation Prediction at Ku Band Using Satellite Signal Beacon Measurement in Iran

In this paper satellite wave propagation at Ku and Ka band is considered. The design and simulation of a typical satellite beacon receiver at Ka band is designed and simulated for the future works. Also rain attenuation prediction at Ku band using satellite signal beacon measurement and simulations for Iran Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC) are presented. The measurement setup consists o...

Ka-BAND PULSED PROPAGATION THROUGH RAIN-FILLED ATMOSPHERE

An atmosphere of rain offers a dispersi e medium for the propagation of radio signals abo e 10 GHz. The effect of dispersion, in terms of differential attenuation and phase dispersion, is insignificant for narrowband signals. Signals modulated with ery short pulses can ha e a wide bandwidth o er which dispersion will be appreciable, causing significant signal distortion. The propagation of puls...

Effects of rain on Ku-band backscatter from the ocean

[1] During the Kwajalein Experiment (KWAJEX) in July and August 1999, measurements of the normalized radar cross section of the ocean, so, were made at Ku-band with HH and VV polarizations from the R/V Ronald H. Brown. Data were collected at a variety of incidence angles during periods of rainfall as well as during clear conditions. During the experiment the rainfall rate ranged from 0 to 80 mm...

Rain Fade Compensation for Ka-Band Communications Satellites