Title :
Preliminary results on the performance of an indicator to identify the status of the sky along a satellite link by means of ground-based brightness temperatures
Author :
Bosisio, A.V. ; Ciotti, P. ; Fionda, E. ; Martellucci, Antonio
Author_Institution :
IEIIT, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper, emphasis is placed on a “real time” criterion for the identification of the presence of rain events along a satellite link. The criterion is based on an empirical sky status indicator (SSI) based on ground-based radiometric measurements, collected at 23.8 and 31.4 GHz.
Keywords :
satellite communication; empirical sky status indicator; frequency 23.8 GHz; frequency 31.4 GHz; ground-based brightness temperatures; ground-based radiometric measurements; real time criterion; satellite link; Atmospheric measurements; Brightness temperature; Clouds; Microwave radiometry; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; atmospheric attenuation; rain detection; satellite communications;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
