Minimum propagation attenuation due to atmospheric gases for use in frequency sharing studies between systems in the fixed service and systems in the broadcasting-satellite mobile-satellite and space science services
Slant path attenuation between a terrestrial station and a space station (GSO or non-GSO) resulting from absorption due to atmospheric gases including water vapour is an important factor in frequency sharing studies between FS systems and BSS, MSS and space science service systems. The slant path attenuation depends on the distribution along the path of meteorological parameters such as temperature, pressure and humidity, and thus varies with the geographic location of the site, the month of the year, the height of an FS station above sea level and the elevation angle of the slant path and the operating frequency. The procedure for calculating the slant path attenuation is the line-by-line procedure given in Annex 1 to Recommendation ITU-R P.676.