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Computes the link attenuation due to precipation.
Has a built-in demo for the 'K' zone.
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Form:
aRain = LossPrecipitation( f, zone, pTime, latitudeS, longitudeS, hS, rSC, tau )
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Inputs
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f (1,1) Frequency (GHz)
zone (1,1) Climate zone (A-Q)
pTime (1,1) Precipation percentage of time
latitudeS (1,1) Latitude of ground station (deg)
longitudeS (1,1) Latitude of ground station (deg)
hS (1,1) Ground station height (km)
r (1,1) Spacecraft vector (km)
tau (1,1) Polarization tilt angle (deg)
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Outputs
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aRain (1,1) Link attenuation
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Reference: Maral, G. and M. Bousquet. (1998.) Satellite Communications
Systems, Third Edition. John Wiley. pp. 47-57.
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