Research Article

Performance of the DBS Satellite Receiver under the Impact of Rainfall and Terrestrial Interference

Table 2

Measured rainfall rate readings and calculated attenuation for the selected locations.

Climate regionsTabukRiyadhMakkahAbhaAl Bahah

(mm/h)9.7117.1727.9237.2453.10
(dB)12.0725.47839.652.7476.6
(mm/h)7.6513.5321.8529.2740.47
(dB)8.75818.3229.11439.1354.94
(mm/h)31.2055.0992.74121.07200.95
(dB)37.40878.13129.59169.583287.58