Title :
Radiowave amplitude scintillation intensity: Olympus satellite measurements and empirical model
Author :
Otung, I.E. ; Mahmoud, Magdi S. ; Norbury, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Satellite Eng. Res., Surry Univ., Guildford
fDate :
10/12/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors summarise the results of a 1 year measurement of earth-space radiowave amplitude scintillation using the Olympus satellite 20 GHz beacon signal received at Sparsholt (51.585°N. 1.5033°W), UK at a path elevation of 28.74°. The diurnal and seasonal trends of scintillation intensity are discussed. A generalised semi-empirical model is obtained, which gives excellent fit to the observed cumulative distribution of scintillation intensity
Keywords :
radiowave propagation; satellite communication; scintillation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 20 GHz; Olympus satellite beacon signal; Sparsholt; diurnal trends; earth-space radiowave amplitude scintillation intensity; seasonal trends; semi-empirical model;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
