Improving atmospheric path attenuation estimates for radio propagation applications by microwave radiometric profiling

Alyosef, Ayham; Cimini, Domenico; Luini, Lorenzo; Riva, Carlo; Marzano, Frank S.; Biscarini, Marianna; Milani, Luca; Martellucci, Antonio; Gentile, Sabrina; Nilo, Saverio T.; Di Paola, Francesco; Alkhateeb, Ayman; Romano, Filomena

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2737-2021

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08 Apr 2021

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| 08 Apr 2021

Improving atmospheric path attenuation estimates for radio propagation applications by microwave radiometric profiling

Ayham Alyosef, Domenico Cimini, Lorenzo Luini, Carlo Riva, Frank S. Marzano, Marianna Biscarini, Luca Milani, Antonio Martellucci, Sabrina Gentile, Saverio T. Nilo, Francesco Di Paola, Ayman Alkhateeb, and Filomena Romano

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SC1: 'Comments on the paper', Swaroop Sahoo, 21 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on SC1', Domenico Cimini, 19 Feb 2021
RC1: 'amt-2020-309', Ed R. Westwater, 19 Jan 2021
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Domenico Cimini, 19 Feb 2021
EC1: 'Comment on amt-2020-309', Paolo Di Girolamo, 26 Jan 2021
- AC3: 'Reply on EC1', Domenico Cimini, 19 Feb 2021

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AR by Domenico Cimini on behalf of the Authors (19 Feb 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (27 Feb 2021) by Paolo Di Girolamo

AR by Domenico Cimini on behalf of the Authors (01 Mar 2021)

Short summary

Telecommunication is based on the propagation of radio signals through the atmosphere. The signal power diminishes along the path due to atmospheric attenuation, which needs to be estimated to be accounted for. In a study funded by the European Space Agency, we demonstrate an innovative method improving atmospheric attenuation estimates from ground-based radiometric measurements by 10–30 %. More accurate atmospheric attenuation estimates imply better telecommunication services in the future.