• DocumentCode
    3191141
  • Title

    Rainfall induced satellite beacon attenuation on three 12 GHz links in equatorial and tropical Brazil

  • Author

    Couto de Miranda, E. ; Pontes, M.S. ; Da Silva Mello, L.A.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Telecommun. Studies, Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    21-26 June 1998
  • Firstpage
    1892
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the results for the statistical analysis of rainfall induced attenuation on three satellite beacon links located in the equatorial and tropical regions of Brazil. The results and database obtained during the course of this study may be of help in the design of cost-effective satellite communication systems in regions subjected to heavy rainfall regimes.
  • Keywords
    attenuation measurement; microwave links; microwave propagation; rain; satellite links; statistical analysis; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 12 GHz; equatorial Brazil; heavy rainfall; rainfall induced attenuation; satellite beacon links; satellite communication systems; statistical analysis; tropical Brazil; Artificial satellites; Attenuation; Bandwidth; Databases; Frequency; Noise reduction; Probability distribution; Sampling methods; Satellite communication; Statistical analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4478-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1998.701573
  • Filename
    701573