Sea surface scattering calculations in maritime satellite communications

Author

Sobieski, Piotr ; Guissard, Albert ; Baufays, Christine ; Siraut, Phillippe

Author_Institution

Lab. de Telecommun. et de T´´el´´ed´´etection, Univ. Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Volume

41

Issue

10

fYear

1993

fDate

10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1525

Lastpage

1533

Abstract

A method extending the Kirchhoff classical approach for mobile maritime satellite communications is presented. Carrier to specular and carrier to multipath ratios are evaluated from scattering by the rough sea surface calculations using the boundary perturbation method. They are compared with experimental results and with other experimental models. The results illustrate the limited effects of the wind speed and significant wave height, the important dependence on the elevation angle and the very large effects of the ship motions

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; fading; marine systems; mobile radio systems; perturbation techniques; satellite relay systems; Kirchhoff classical approach; boundary perturbation method; carrier-to-multipath ratio; carrier-to-specular ratio; electromagnetic scattering; elevation angle; maritime satellite communications; mobile communications; rough sea surface; ship motions; wave height; wind speed; Electromagnetic scattering; L-band; Marine vehicles; Perturbation methods; Rough surfaces; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Sea surface; Surface roughness; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0090-6778

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/26.237887

Filename

237887