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Transmission loss

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009763

The reduction in the intensity or power of a signal, such as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves, as it propagates through a medium or across a distance. In the atmosphere, this loss is caused by absorption, scattering, and spreading of the wave. It is often expressed in decibels per unit distance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009763
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009763",
  "term": "Transmission loss",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The reduction in the intensity or power of a signal, such as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves, as it propagates through a medium or across a distance. In the atmosphere, this loss is caused by absorption, scattering, and spreading of the wave. It is often expressed in decibels per unit distance.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/transmission-loss/"
}

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