FADE SLOPE ON 10 TO 30GHZ EARTH-SPACE COMMUNICATION LINKS - MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING

Authors
NELSON B STUTZMAN WL
Citation
B. Nelson et Wl. Stutzman, FADE SLOPE ON 10 TO 30GHZ EARTH-SPACE COMMUNICATION LINKS - MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING, IEE proceedings. Microwaves, antennas and propagation, 143(4), 1996, pp. 353-357
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
IEE proceedings. Microwaves, antennas and propagation → ACNP
ISSN journal
13502417
Volume
143
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
353 - 357
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-2417(1996)143:4<353:FSO1T3>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
One year of atmospheric propagation data were collected and analysed a t Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, using the Olympus satellite 12.5, 20 and 30 GHz beacons. The results are in the form of statistics which commun ication system designers can use to quantify precipitation effects on Ka-band links. The paper presents the results for rain fade dynamics i ncluding fade slope statistics as well as a simple model for estimatin g fade slope statistics for any frequency in the range 10 to 30 GHz.