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Rain propagation model

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Description

Model the behavior of electromagnetic radiation from a point of transmission as it travels through rain by using a Rain object. For more information about the model, see [1]. Propagation models for rain are valid from 1 to 1000 GHz, assume line-of-sight (LOS) conditions, and disregard terrain, the curvature of the Earth, and other obstacles.

Creation

Create a Rain object by using the propagationModel function.

Properties

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Rain rate in mm/h, specified as a nonnegative scalar.

Data Types: double

Polarization tilt angle of the signal, in degrees, specified as a scalar.

Data Types: double

Object Functions

pathlossPath loss of radio wave propagation
rangeRange of radio wave propagation
addAdd propagation models

Examples

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Open Live Script

Display the coverage area for a transmitter in heavy rain. Specify the rain rate as 50 millimeters per hour.

pm = propagationModel("rain","RainRate",50);
tx = txsite("Name","Apple Hill","Latitude",42.3001,"Longitude",-71.3604);
coverage(tx,pm)

References

[1] International Telecommunications Union Radiocommunication Sector. Specific attenuation model for rain for use in prediction methods. Recommendation P.838-3. ITU-R, approved March 8, 2005. https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-P.838/en.

[2] Seybold, John S. Introduction to RF Propagation. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley, 2005.

Version History

Introduced in R2017b

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