Terrestrial rain attenuation time series synthesizers for tropical regions

• Published in: Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 131 - 142
• Main Authors: Andrade, F. J. A., Rodrigues, M. E. C., Silva Mello, L. A. R. da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microondas e Optoeletrônica e Sociedade Brasileira de Eletromagnetismo 01-06-2011; Sociedade Brasileira de Microondas e Optoeletrônica; Sociedade Brasileira de Eletromagnetismo
• Subjects: ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC; OPTICS; propagation modeling; rain attenuation; time series generator; time series synthesizers; time series synthesizers; rain attenuation; propagation modeling; time series generator
• ISSN: 2179-1074; 2179-1074
• DOI: 10.1590/S2179-10742011000100014

The aim of this paper is to present and validate rain attenuation time series synthesizers relying on the Maseng-Bakken principle for terrestrial links in tropical areas. Data obtained in experimental measurements at four links operating at 15 GHz in São Paulo, Brazil, are used to parameterize the synthesizers. Two models are tested with respect to long-term statistics including cumulative distributions of rain attenuation, fade durations and fade slope.