# Impact of Weather Factors on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles' Wireless Communications
## 3 Results and Discussion
### Atmospheric Weather Variations
**Author Contributions**: Conceptualization, simulation, and original draft writing, L.M., organization, supervision, and thorough review, N.K. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. **Funding**: This research was funded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under award No. 08708. **Data Availability Statement**: The original contributions presented in this study are included in the article. Further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding authors. **Acknowledgments**: This paper is based on work supported by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under award No. 08708. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of NASA. The authors extend their appreciation to the anonymous reviewers whose constructive feedback has contributed to the enhancement of this manuscript significantly. **Conflicts of Interest**: The authors declare no conflict of interest. ## References

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