The Effect of Rain and Water Vapor on Sky Noise at Centimeter Wavelengths
- 1 September 1961
- journal article
- website
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Bell System Technical Journal
- Vol. 40 (5), 1331-1348
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1961.tb03254.x
Abstract
Measurements of sky noise temperature at a frequency of 6.0 kmc have been made for various conditions of absolute humidity and precipitation. For an antenna beam position 5 above the horizon, the sky noise temperature was found to increase ab...Keywords
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