Title :
Observation of millimetre-wave amplitude scintillations in a town environment
Author :
Mavrokoukoulakis, N.D. ; Ho, K.L. ; Cole, R.S.
Author_Institution :
University College London, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, London, UK
Abstract :
Very large amplitude fluctuations on two millimetre-wavelength links at 110 and 36 GHz across central London have been observed. The maximum peak-to-peak fluctuations were found to be as high as 7 and 1·5 dB, respectively. The cause of these large fluctuations was the output of an air-conditioning plant near the propagation path. Cumulative distributions of the rate of change of the amplitude of the scintillations are presented.
Keywords :
microwave links; radiowave propagation; air conditioning plant effects; central London; cumulative distributions; large amplitude fluctuations; microwave links; millimetre wave amplitude scintillations; observations; radiowave propagation; town environment;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19770285
