Title :
Simulation of the impact of cloud induced scintillations on satellite links
Author :
Vasseur, H ; Vanhoenacker, D.
Author_Institution :
Microwaves Lab., Catholic Univ. of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Abstract :
Cloud induced scintillations affect Earth-space paths above about 10 GHz. These scintillation effects would create very serious problems on future satellite communication systems at millimeter waves, especially with small receiving antennas and on low elevation links. Based on a few years measurements, a model for cloud produced scintillations has been developed and validated. It predicts the influence of various link parameters both on the scintillation time-series and on the channel transfer functions during realistic turbulent events
Keywords :
clouds; radiowave propagation; satellite links; scintillation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 1 to 100 GHz; EHF; Earth-space paths; SHF; channel transfer functions; cloud induced scintillations; model; satellite links; scintillation time-series; turbulent events;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 1993., Eighth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-572-9
