Characteristics of rain fading on Ka-band satellite-Earth links in a Pacific maritime climate

Author

Amaya, C. ; Rogers, D.V.

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

308

Abstract

This paper focuses on characteristics of rain-induced attenuation at Ka-band measured over the period 1994-1997 with the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) in Vancouver (Canada). Event-based analyses of fading are performed and examples of the instantaneous 30/20 GHz frequency-scaling ratio are presented. Long-term cumulative statistics of rain rate as derived from raingauge measurements, along with annual attenuation statistics at 20 and 30 GHz are provided. Finally, rain rate and attenuation statistics are compared with ITU-R models and aspects related to local climatic characteristics are considered, aiming to improve the predictions of attenuation due to rain

Keywords

fading; microwave propagation; rain; satellite links; statistics; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 20 GHz; 30 GHz; ACTS satellite beacon; Advanced Communications Technology Satellite; Canada; ITU-R models; Ka-band satellite-Earth links; Pacific maritime climate; Vancouver; annual attenuation statistics; attenuation prediction; event-based analyses; instantaneous 30/20 GHz frequency-scaling ratio; local climatic characteristics; long-term cumulative statistics; rain fading characteristics; rain rate; rain-induced attenuation; raingauge measurements; Antenna measurements; Artificial satellites; Attenuation measurement; Communications technology; Frequency; Radiometry; Rain fading; Receiving antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Statistics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1999. SBMO/IEEE MTT-S, APS and LEOS - IMOC '99. International

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeiro

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5807-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.1999.867116

Filename

867116