DocumentCode
1012480
Title
Amplitude scintillation cycles in a SIRIO satellite-Earth link
Author
Merlo, U. ; Fionda, E. ; Marchetti, P.G.
Author_Institution
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Roma, Italy
Volume
21
Issue
23
fYear
1985
Firstpage
1094
Lastpage
1096
Abstract
Analysis of amplitude scintillations in an 11.5 GHz SIRIO-Earth link has been performed. The intensity of scintillations has been evaluated for July 1984 by means of scintillation index. The hourly values of this index have been compared to the ground temperature measured in a site close to the vertical projection of the path. Both scintillation index and temperature seem to follow a similar cyclical behaviour. The relationship between the number of occurrences and the value of the index is also represented, together with a two-segment linear-wise approximation.
Keywords
microwave links; radiowave propagation; remote sensing; satellite links; scintillation; 11.5 GHz SIRIO-Earth link; SIRIO satellite-Earth link; amplitude scintillation cycles; cyclic behaviour; ground temperature; scintillation index; two segment linear-wise approximation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19850777
Filename
4251620
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