Propagation effects and system performance considerations for satellite communications above 10 GHz

Author

Ippolito, Louis J.

Author_Institution

Stanford Telecommun. Inc., Reston, VA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

2-5 Dec 1990

Firstpage

89

Abstract

Space communications systems operating in the bands above 10 GHz (e.g. 12 to 44 GHz) are considered. An overview of the major propagation problems associated with satellite communications is presented, and the impact of these factors on the design and performance of satellite systems is described. Gaseous attenuation, attenuation by rain, clouds, fog, snow, and ice, depolarization, radio noise, angle-of-arrival variations, bandwidth decoherence, and antenna gain degradation are discussed

Keywords

clouds; electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave scattering; fog; ice; radiofrequency interference; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite antennas; satellite relay systems; snow; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 12 to 44 GHz; EHF; SHF; angle-of-arrival variations; antenna gain degradation; bandwidth decoherence; clouds; depolarization; fog; gaseous attenuation; ice; propagation problems; radio noise; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite communications; snow; space communications systems; system performance; Artificial satellites; Attenuation; Bandwidth; Clouds; Ice; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Snow; System performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1990, and Exhibition. 'Communications: Connecting the Future', GLOBECOM '90., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-87942-632-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1990.116484

Filename

116484