Comparison of Ku-Band satellite rain attenuation with ITU-R prediction models in the tropics

• Main Authors: Ismail, Ahmad Fadzil, Badron, Khairayu, Yaacop, Afham, Dao, Yao
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/35633/1/afham_sat_iee.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/35633/4/06710652.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/35633/; http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6711661&queryText%3DComparison+of+Ku-Band+satellite+rain+attenuation+with+ITU-R+prediction+models+in+the+tropics

Rain attenuated Ku-band beacon signal from Malaysia’s MEASAT satellite was compared with various ITU-R prediction models in the attempt to identify the best applicable technique. The preliminary findings indicate that ITU-R P.618-5 is the best ITU-R model since it offers good estimations that almost comparable to the measured attenuation values. The use of radar-derived parameter namely the local rain height information was observed to contribute a significant improvement to the prediction models