CONTENTS

 

RECOMMENDATION  ITU-R  P.372-9     1
Radio noise     1
Scope     1
 
1     Sources of radio noise  2
 
2     Terms for the specification of noise intensity and their interrelationship  2
 
3     Noise levels as a function of frequency  4
 
4     Noise from atmospheric gases and the Earth�s surface  6
 
5     Man-made noise  13
 
6     Brightness temperature due to extra-terrestrial sources  17
 
7     Atmospheric noise due to lightning  24
 
8     The combination of noises from several sources  25