Sand and dust storm attenuation prediction using visibility and humidity measurements

• Main Authors: Eltahir Mohamed, Eltahir idris, Elsheikh, Elfatih A A, Islam, Md Rafiqul, Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Aisha, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Zyoud, Alhareth Mohammed, Hamdan, Mosab
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IEEE 2024
• Subjects: TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/112658/1/112658_Sand%20and%20dust%20storm%20attenuation.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/112658/2/112658_Sand%20and%20dust%20storm%20attenuation_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/112658/3/112658_Sand%20and%20dust%20storm%20attenuation_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/112658/; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10547254

Sand and dust storms present significant challenges to microwave and millimeter-wave propagation, directly impacting communication systems. Despite the existence of various theoretical and analytical models for predicting dust storm attenuation, many have overlooked the crucial factor of humidity....