Bistatic Scattering due to Hydrometeors on Cochannel Intersystem Communication Links over a Subtropical Path

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Location</td><td align="center">Coordinate</td><td align="center"><span style="width: 12.0916ptpx;"><svg height="12.4257pt" id="M72" style="vertical-align:-3.427751pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.99795 12.0916 12.4257" width="12.0916pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M600 480C600 590 528 650 384 650H143L137 622C222 614 225 607 210 531L130 127C113 41 106 36 23 28L17 0H294L300 28C204 36 195 42 212 127L243 284L314 263C327 263 339 263 352 264C465 271 600 337 600 480ZM508 481C508 351 402 304 329 304C289 304 265 311 250 317L295 559C302 594 310 606 323 611C335 616 350 619 367 619C455 619 508 573 508 481Z" id="g113-81"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="617" vert-adv-y="617"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0095,0,0,-0.0095,6.937,3.264)"><path d="M452 282C452 397 389 451 302 451C268 451 227 441 188 422C95 377 24 281 24 154C24 65 70 -12 173 -12C240 -12 297 16 342 52C418 113 452 201 452 282ZM359 282C359 163 308 66 247 39C237 35 225 32 212 32C151 32 114 79 114 157C114 301 180 380 223 398C240 405 250 408 265 408C315 408 359 369 359 282Z" id="g50-112"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="476" vert-adv-y="476"></glyph.data></g></svg></span></td><td align="center"><span style="width: 8.62618ptpx;"><svg height="9.21094pt" id="M73" style="vertical-align:-0.2129908pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.99795 8.62618 9.21094" width="8.62618pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M610 18C585 26 567 34 540 68C517 97 499 128 476 171C452 215 425 276 413 304C496 332 570 394 570 494C570 555 545 595 509 619S419 650 364 650H139L133 622C216 615 219 612 203 527L129 132C112 40 105 36 23 28L17 0H279L285 28C199 34 194 40 211 132L239 284H284C320 284 334 275 351 236C374 182 394 140 420 93C459 23 495 -1 592 -8H600L610 18ZM480 485C480 424 449 372 403 342C374 323 338 316 293 316H245L291 562C296 589 301 601 311 608S337 618 358 618C432 618 480 575 480 485Z" id="g113-83"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="627" vert-adv-y="627"></glyph.data></g></svg></span></td><td align="center"><span style="width: 6.9399ptpx;"><svg height="9.89089pt" id="M74" style="vertical-align:-0.2129898pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.6779 6.9399 9.89089" width="6.9399pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M480 416C480 431 465 448 438 448C388 448 312 383 252 330C217 299 188 273 155 237H153L257 680C262 700 263 712 253 712C240 712 183 684 97 674L92 648L126 647C166 646 172 645 163 606L23 -6L29 -12C51 -5 77 2 107 8C115 62 130 128 142 180C153 193 179 220 204 241C231 170 259 106 288 54C317 0 336 -12 358 -12C381 -12 423 2 477 80L460 100C434 74 408 54 398 54C385 54 374 65 351 107C326 154 282 241 263 299C296 332 351 377 403 377C424 377 436 372 445 368C449 366 456 368 462 375C472 386 480 402 480 416Z" id="g113-108"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="503" vert-adv-y="503"></glyph.data></g></svg></span></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Durban, South Africa</td><td align="center">29.58°S, 30.57°E       </td><td align="center">  1.03 × 10<sup>−5</sup></td><td align="center">484</td><td align="center">12.8237</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2">
                  Path Geometries</td><td align="center" rowspan="2"><svg height="12.3115pt" id="M75" style="vertical-align:-3.31355pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.99795 13.6922 12.3115" width="13.6922pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M610 18C585 26 567 34 540 68C517 97 499 128 476 171C452 215 425 276 413 304C496 332 570 394 570 494C570 555 545 595 509 619S419 650 364 650H139L133 622C216 615 219 612 203 527L129 132C112 40 105 36 23 28L17 0H279L285 28C199 34 194 40 211 132L239 284H284C320 284 334 275 351 236C374 182 394 140 420 93C459 23 495 -1 592 -8H600L610 18ZM480 485C480 424 449 372 403 342C374 323 338 316 293 316H245L291 562C296 589 301 601 311 608S337 618 358 618C432 618 480 575 480 485Z" id="g113-83"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="627" vert-adv-y="627"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0095,0,0,-0.0095,8.427,3.264)"><path d="M414 144C384 79 371 75 317 75H135L276 221C367 316 408 376 408 465C408 570 327 635 237 635C179 635 131 609 100 575L42 494L67 471C94 510 138 565 205 565C277 565 321 517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z" id="g50-51"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="487" vert-adv-y="487"></glyph.data></g></svg> (km)</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">Common volume height (km)</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">Common volume <br/>length (km) </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><svg height="12.3115pt" id="M76" style="vertical-align:-3.31355pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.99795 13.6922 12.3115" width="13.6922pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M610 18C585 26 567 34 540 68C517 97 499 128 476 171C452 215 425 276 413 304C496 332 570 394 570 494C570 555 545 595 509 619S419 650 364 650H139L133 622C216 615 219 612 203 527L129 132C112 40 105 36 23 28L17 0H279L285 28C199 34 194 40 211 132L239 284H284C320 284 334 275 351 236C374 182 394 140 420 93C459 23 495 -1 592 -8H600L610 18ZM480 485C480 424 449 372 403 342C374 323 338 316 293 316H245L291 562C296 589 301 601 311 608S337 618 358 618C432 618 480 575 480 485Z" id="g113-83"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="627" vert-adv-y="627"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0095,0,0,-0.0095,8.427,3.264)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z" id="g50-50"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="487" vert-adv-y="487"></glyph.data></g></svg> (km)</td><td align="center">Station separation (km)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">50</td><td align="center">50.7</td><td align="center">1.245</td><td align="center">1.556</td><td align="center"> 3.125</td></tr><tr><td align="left">100</td><td align="center">101.9</td><td align="center">2.849</td><td align="center">3.122</td><td align="center"> 6.223</td></tr><tr><td align="left">150</td><td align="center">152.9</td><td align="center">4.810</td><td align="center">3.887</td><td align="center">14.719</td></tr><tr><td align="left">200</td><td align="center">204.9</td><td align="center">7.135</td><td align="center">5.802</td><td align="center">19.688</td></tr><tr><td align="left">250</td><td align="center">255.9</td><td align="center">9.812</td><td align="center">7.965</td><td align="center">24.528</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Power law parameters for the cumulative probability density for thunderstorm convective rain type and the path geometries for calculating transmission loss.

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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Table 2: Bistatic Scattering due to Hydrometeors on Cochannel Intersystem Communication Links over a Subtropical Path 