Cloud Attenuation

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Cloud Attenuation

Usually, the reduction in intensity of microwave radiation by clouds in the earth's atmosphere. For the centimeter wavelength band, clouds produce Rayleigh scattering. The attenuation is due largely to scattering, rather than to absorption, for both ice and water clouds. See precipitation attenuation. Compare cloud absorption.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use