
%0 Journal Article
%A Ramachandran, V. 
%A Prasad, Ashneel 
%T Effect of clouds on Ku-band satellite link in tropical island countries &#x2013; preliminary report
%J The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
%D 2014/01/08
%V 31
%N 1
%P 61-65
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/SP13006
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SP13006 
%X Dependence of radio wave attenuation by cloud water content has been investigated by analyzing simultaneous records of the strength of Ku-band satellite downlink and 'insolation'. Preliminary analysis suggests that with increasing cloud coverage in the satellite downlink path, the cloud induced attenuation also increases. The cloud attenuation showed a logarithmic dependence on reduction in insolation. In Fiji, a tropical island country, the maximum attenuation of Ku-band signals by cloud was ~ 11%. 
