Title :
Cloud attenuation on Ka-band satellite link in the tropical region: Preliminary results and analysis
Author :
Yee Hui Lee ; Natarajan, Vivek ; Yu Song Meng ; Jun Xiang Yeo ; Jin Teong Ong
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
In this paper, preliminary results and analysis of cloud attenuation on a Ka-band satellite propagation link in tropical island of Singapore are reported. The received signal by a ground-based beacon receiver at 18.9 GHz was processed with a sliding window technique to minimize the system and scintillation effects. The results show that the Ka-band cloud attenuation is highly correlated with the observed solar radiation.
Keywords :
microwave links; microwave receivers; millimetre wave receivers; satellite links; scintillation; Ka-band satellite propagation link; Singapore; cloud attenuation; frequency 18.9 GHz; ground-based beacon receiver; received signal; scintillation effects; sliding window technique; solar radiation; tropical island; tropical region; Attenuation; Clouds; Rain; Satellites; Solar radiation; Wind;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904462
