Title :
Experimental parameters affecting amplitude scintillation measurements on satellite links
Author_Institution :
Deutsche Bundespost, Forschungsinstitut, Darmstadt, West Germany
Abstract :
The letter investigates both theoretically and experimentally the influence of the duration of the basic measuring interval and the sampling rate (integration time) on the determination of the variance of amplitude deviations from their clear weather mean. Under the given experimental conditions a sampling interval of 100 ms and a basic measuring interval of about 1 min proved to be appropriate to keep errors low in determining the variance.
Keywords :
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; microwave links; radiowave propagation; satellite relay systems; June-December 1983; OTS satellite; TM beacon; amplitude deviations; amplitude scintillation measurements; clear weather mean; integration time; measuring interval; microwave propagation; sampling rate; satellite links;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850543
