Title :
Microwave energy scattered off building surfaces shows strong dependence on orientation of city blocks
Author :
Ranade, A. ; Noerpel, A.R.
Author_Institution :
Bell Communications Research, Inc., Red Bank, USA
Abstract :
The interference due to reflections from city structures in terrestrial microwave communications links is studied. We find that the reflected and diffracted energy from such surfaces shows strong dependence on the orientation of major streets and varies by 25¿45 dB.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave diffraction; electromagnetic wave reflection; electromagnetic wave scattering; microwave links; radiowave propagation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; EM wave scattering; building surfaces; city blocks orientation; diffracted energy; interference; major streets; radiowave propagation; reflections; terrestrial microwave communications links;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870650
