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The available rain attenuation prediction methods have been tested and compared, and the sensitivity to various input parameters regarding both the rain structure and the rainfall intensity measuring and processing techniques has been examined, on the basis of rain data collected in the northern and central parts of Italy. Starting from the same data, some considerations about the relationship between worst month/yearly cumulative rain attenuation distributions, and the diurnal influence on them are also given.
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On expérimente et on compare, à partir de valeurs enregistrées dans le Nord et le Centre de l’Italie, les méthodes actuelles de prévision de l’atténuation due aux précipitations. On étudie l’influence sur ces méthodes des différents paramètres caractérisant la structure de la précipitation et les techniques de mesures et de traitement des intensités de pluie. Sur la base des mêmes données, on examine la relation entre les distributions des atténuations pour le mois le moins favorable et les distributions annuelles cumulées ainsi que l’influence des événements diurnes sur l’atténuation.
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Damosso, E., de Renzis, G., Fedi, F. et al. A systematic comparison of rain attenuation prediction methods for terrestrial paths. Ann. Télécommunic. 35, 463–469 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03003529
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