Title :
Extension of a predictive model for the differential rain attenuation on adjacent Earth-space propagation paths
Author :
Kanellopoulos, J.D. ; Margetis, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
One of the main propagation effects on interference between adjacent Earth-space paths is considered to be the differential rain attenuation. An existing method for the prediction of the above statistical variable is properly modified by taking into account more realistic considerations for the rain height. The results of the modified method are compared with available simulation data in Montreal area. The influence of the novel assumptions for the rain height on the differential attenuation, as function of the various parameters of the problem, is also examined
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave scattering; microwave propagation; radiofrequency interference; rain; satellite communication; statistical analysis; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Montreal; adjacent Earth-space propagation paths; differential rain attenuation; predictive model; propagation effects; rain height; simulation data; statistical variable; Artificial satellites; Attenuation; Frequency; Interference; Predictive models; Rain; Reflectivity; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 7th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Antalya
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1772-6
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1994.381072
