Title :
Experimental setup for Earth-space propagation research
Author :
Riera, Jose Manuel ; Benarroch, Ana ; Pino, Pedro Garcia-del ; Garcia-Rubia, Jose Miguel
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
The use of new frequency bands in Earth-space links requires a detailed knowledge of channel characteristics. Propagation experiments, as the one presented in this paper, allow improving the characterization of the different atmospheric effects that must be taken into account in the slant-path channel: attenuation by rain, cloud and gases, and fast fluctuations due to tropospheric turbulence. The experiment carried out in Madrid consists of a beacon receiver at Ka-band, a radiometer at the same frequency and several devices for measuring precipitation. The effects of rain attenuation have been analyzed in more detailed using the first two years of experimental measurements.
Keywords :
radiowave propagation; satellite communication; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Earth-space links; Earth-space propagation research; Ka-band; atmospheric effects; beacon receiver; channel characteristics; frequency bands; radiometer; rain attenuation; slant-path channel; tropospheric turbulence; Attenuation; Attenuation measurement; Radiometry; Rain; Receivers; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Radiowave propagation; millimeter-wave frequencies; rain attenuation; satellite communications;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference (ANTEM-AMEREM), 2010 14th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5049-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5050-3
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552423
