Research Article

Application of Synthetic Storm Technique for Diurnal and Seasonal Variation of Slant Path Ka-Band Rain Attenuation Time Series over a Subtropical Location in South Africa

Table 1

Summary of the fade margin to be implemented for all the observed periods on a seasonal basis.

LocationAvailabilitySummerAutumnWinterSpringWhole season

Durban99.99%25.4018.7811.205.9815.34
99.95%22.1517.9011.105.9114.27
99.90%12.5010.906.103.458.24
99.50%8.256.985.341.905.62
99.00%3.202.501.801.302.20
95.00%1.501.300.900.651.09