Comparison of Measured Rain Attenuation in the 12-GHz Band with Predictions by ITU-R Methods(<Special Section>2004 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation)

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The rain attenuation in the 12-GHz band and one-minute-rain rate were measured in Tokyo over a four-year period (2000-2003). The statistical characteristics of this data are presented. The one-minute-rain rates at 0.01% of time percentage of year in Tokyo and Osaka are compared to other past and recent values. The comparison of measured rain attenuation in the 12-GHz band in Tokyo and Osaka with prediction by ITU-R methods is conducted. The root-mean-square prediction error of rain attenuation for the prediction by ITU-R Rec.P.618 is evaluated. Convective rain cell effects can be seen in the scatter diagram of one-minute-rain rate and rain attenuation. However, it is found that the effect is not properly accounted for by the slant path length adjustment factor of P.618-8. A reliable rain attenuation prediction requires some revisions of the slant path length adjustment factor with taking local weather characteristics into account for the P.618-8.
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2005-06-01