Research Article
Bistatic Scattering due to Hydrometeors on Cochannel Intersystem Communication Links over a Subtropical Path
Table 3
The input parameters needed: the geometric and electrical properties of the link and meteorological parameters [
22].
| Station Name | Durban, South Africa | Location | 29.58°S, 30.57°E | Frequency range | 4–40 GHz | Elevation above sea level | 0.008 km | Rain type considered | Thunderstorm | 0°C isotherm | 3.8–4.25 km | Transmitting antenna | | Elevation angle | 1° | Gain | 26.3 | Beam width | 1.5°, Gaussian radiation pattern | Polarization | Horizontal | Receiving antenna | | Elevation angle | 38.5° | Gain | 37.14 | Beam width | 0.15°, Gaussian radiation pattern | Polarization | Horizontal | relation | 461 |
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