Study of Attenuation in Vegetation Media and Prediction Model at Microwave Frequencies

Mahmoud Elshayeb; Silvello Betti

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Study of Attenuation in Vegetation Media and Prediction Model at Microwave Frequencies

Mahmoud Elshayeb, Silvello Betti

Published in Science Journal of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Received: 7 November 2017 Accepted: 5 December 2017 Published: 5 January 2018

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This paper presents the First report of an ongoing to study the effects of trees on radio signals at microwave frequencies. The effects of vegetation media on the planning and design of radio links at microwave and Microwave frequencies are considerable and must be accounted for by radio system operators and users. Measurements have been made to determine the extent of attenuation when propagated through vegetation and also have been carried to be conducted on selected vegetation with various degree of foliation to determine the dependence of losses on vegetation. Also, path geometry and tree geometry are among other parameters under consideration. The results from these experiments compared with standard ITUR-P empirical models and to reflect the dependence of vegetation attenuation on the input parameters under observation.

Published in	Science Journal of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.cssp.20180701.11
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Keywords

Vegetation, Attenuation, Foliage Depth

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Mahmoud Elshayeb, Silvello Betti. (2018). Study of Attenuation in Vegetation Media and Prediction Model at Microwave Frequencies. Science Journal of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, 7(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cssp.20180701.11

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Mahmoud Elshayeb, Silvello Betti. Study of Attenuation in Vegetation Media and Prediction Model at Microwave Frequencies. Sci J Circuits Syst Signal Process. 2018;7(1):1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.cssp.20180701.11

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Mahmoud Elshayeb

Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Silvello Betti

Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

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Mahmoud Elshayeb; Silvello Betti. Study of Attenuation in Vegetation Media and Prediction Model at Microwave Frequencies. Sci. J. Circuits Syst. Signal Process. 2018, 7(1), 1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.cssp.20180701.11

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Mahmoud Elshayeb, Silvello Betti. Study of Attenuation in Vegetation Media and Prediction Model at Microwave Frequencies. Sci J Circuits Syst Signal Process. 2018;7(1):1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.cssp.20180701.11

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