Title :
Fraction of ice depolarisation on satellite links in Ka band
Author :
Jakoby, Rolf ; Rucker, F. ; Vanhoenacker, D. ; Vasseur, H.
Author_Institution :
Forschungs- und Technologiezentrum Telekkom, Darmstadt
fDate :
11/10/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The contribution of ice depolarisation and hence implicitly that of rain depolarisation is estimated from two conditional cumulative XPD statistics, derived from three Earth-satellite links at 20 and/or 30 GHz, using ESA´s OLYMPUS satellite
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; ice; microwave links; microwave propagation; rain; satellite links; statistics; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 20 GHz; 30 GHz; ESA satellite; Ka band; OLYMPUS satellite; SHF; conditional cumulative XPD statistics; ice depolarisation; rain depolarisation; satellite links;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941319
