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

fYear

2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552423

Filename

5552423