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Rain Attenuation at Millimeter and Submillimeter Wavelengths

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The rain attenuation was calculated by using the Marshall-Palmer, Best, Joss-Thomas-Waldvogel and Weibull distributions for raindrop-size. The results were compared with the recent measurements from 8 to 312.5 GHz at the rain rate R = 50mm/hr. Especially, the Weibull distribution has a good agreement with the measurements at 312.5 GHz (0.96 mm) in the submillimeter wavelength. Specific attenuation values from 1 to 1000 GHz were calculated for a rain temperature of −10°C, 0°C and 20°C by using the Weibull distribution.

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Utsunomiya, T., Sekine, M. Rain Attenuation at Millimeter and Submillimeter Wavelengths. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 26, 905–920 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-005-5662-5

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