Opportunistic rain rate estimation from measurements of satellite downlink attenuation: A survey

F Giannetti, R Reggiannini - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in techniques and systems for rainfall
surveillance on regional scale, with increasingly stringent requirements in terms of the …

Real-time rain rate evaluation via satellite downlink signal attenuation measurement

F Giannetti, R Reggiannini, M Moretti, E Adirosi… - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
We present the NEFOCAST project (named by the contraction of “Nefele”, which is the Italian
spelling for the mythological cloud nymph Nephele, and “forecast”), funded by the Tuscany …

Variability and trends in rain height retrieved from GPM and implications on rain-induced attenuation over Nigeria

YB Lawal, JS Ojo, SE Falodun - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
To meet the rising demand for uninterrupted high-speed broadband internet services, the
deployment of high-frequency bands for the transmission of radio signals is inevitable …

Observation of bright-band height data from TRMM-PR for satellite communication in South Africa

EO Olurotimi, O Sokoya, JS Ojo, PA Owolawi - Journal of Atmospheric and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The deleterious effects of rain on a satellite link operating at a frequency above 10 GHz can
be estimated using various parameters such as rain rate, drop size distribution, and rain …

Intelligent weather awareness technique for mitigating propagation impairment at SHF and EHF satellite network system in a tropical climate

IA Adegbindin, PA Owolawi… - SAIEE Africa Research …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an Intelligent Weather Awareness Technique (IWT) based on fuzzy
logic to achieve optimum signal quality when the impact of weather attenuations become …

Temporal evolution of atmospheric parameter-profiling on rain height over two geoclimatic regions in Nigeria

YB Lawal, SE Falodun, JS Ojo - Journal of Atmospheric and Solar …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work studies the temporal variation of rain heights in the Sub-Sahelian and Coastal
regions of Nigeria using six (6) years Tropical Rain Measuring Mission Precipitation Radar …

Rain height information from TRMM precipitation radar and micro rain radar for radio communication studies in Nigeria

JS Ojo, OL Ojo, CI Joseph-Ojo - 2014 IEEE 6th International …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the key meteorological parameters necessary for estimating fade margins for link
availability in the satellite-Earth propagation path is the 0° C isotherm height or the rain …

Characterization of rain heights due to 0° isotherm in tropical and subtropical climates: implication on rain-induced attenuation prediction

JS Ojo, PA Owolawi - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, the dynamics of the structure of the rain profile as related to the zero-degree
isotherm height and the implications for attenuation prediction along the Earth-space …

[图书][B] Rainfall-Observations and Modelling: Observations and Modelling

LK TV, HA Barbosa - 2024 - books.google.com
This book provides chapters with subjects ranging from the basic understanding of rainfall
variability to the impact of climate change with novel methodologies and concepts. This book …

[PDF][PDF] Combined tropospheric attenuation along satellite path at SHF and EHF bands in subtropical region

EO Olurotimi - 2019 - academia.edu
The traffic flow of information across the globe is crucial in today's communication systems,
where about 88% population are connected via several smart devices, hence resulting into …