Title :
Effect of rain cell shape on fade slope statistics over simulated Earth-LEO Ka-band links
Author :
Liu, Weiwen ; Michelson, David G. ; Malm, Jin ; Howkins, Simon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. Vancouver, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
We show that simulations of Earth-LEO Ka-band links conducted using HYCELL-based simulated rain fields: (1) yield slightly lower fade slopes than do EXCELL-based simulated rain fields and (2) fit measured data on selected Earth-GEO Ka-band links slightly better. However, the differences are very small and the slightly conservative estimates yielded by the EXCELL model are offset to a large extent by its greater simplicity.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; radio links; rain; satellite links; statistical analysis; EXCELL model; HYCELL-based simulated rain fields; fade slope statistics; rain cell shape effect; simulated Earth-LEO Ka-band wireless links; Data models; Extraterrestrial measurements; Predictive models; Radar; Rain; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference (ANTEM-AMEREM), 2010 14th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5049-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5050-3
DOI :
10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552400
