Title :
Scintillation measurement on Ku-band satellite path in tropical climate
Author :
Dao, H. ; Md Rafiqul, Islam ; Chebil, J. ; Al-Khateeb, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
Scintillation data was collected in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for one year measurement. The data were obtained from MEASAT3 satellite operating at Ku-band with elevation angle of 77.4 . In this paper, scintillation statistics are analysed in dry (non-rain) condition. The scintillation distributions are represented scintillation intensity and amplitude by monthly, seasonal, worst-month and annual distributions. Probability density function (PDF) of scintillation intensity correspondingly agrees to Generalize Extreme Value (GEV) fit. In addition, model validation to the measured data is also provided.
Keywords :
satellite communication; scintillation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Ku-band satellite path; MEASAT3 satellite; annual distribution distribution; dry condition; generalize extreme value fit; monthly distribution; probability density function; scintillation data; scintillation measurement; seasonal distribution; tropical climate; worst month distribution; Antenna measurements; Attenuation; Microwave measurement; Probability density function; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; distribution statistics; scintillation amplitude and intensity; tropical climate;
Conference_Titel :
RF and Microwave Conference (RFM), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Penang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2213-0
DOI :
10.1109/RFM.2013.6757244
