DocumentCode
1024493
Title
Measured bounds on rain-scatter coupling between space-earth radio paths
Author
Cox, Donald C. ; Arnold, Hamilton W. ; Hoffman, Harold H.
Author_Institution
Crawford Hill Lab., Bell Labs., Inc., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
30
Issue
3
fYear
1982
fDate
5/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
493
Lastpage
497
Abstract
Attempts were made to measure rain-scatter coupling for two satellite paths displaced in angle by 
. For rain attenuation up to 15 dB, upper bounds on coupling were -40 dB at 19 GHz and -45 dB at 28 GHz. These experimental bounds are limited by antenna sidelobe levels which are on the order of 20 dB greater than theoretical rain-scatter predictions.
. For rain attenuation up to 15 dB, upper bounds on coupling were -40 dB at 19 GHz and -45 dB at 28 GHz. These experimental bounds are limited by antenna sidelobe levels which are on the order of 20 dB greater than theoretical rain-scatter predictions.Keywords
Microwave radio propagation meteorological factors; Satellite communication, propagation; Adaptive arrays; Antennas and propagation; Displacement measurement; Electromagnetic scattering; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gratings; Interference; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Signal to noise ratio;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1982.1142807
Filename
1142807
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