First year results on rain attenuation characteristics of satellite links at Equatorial Atmospheric Radar

Author

Maekawa, Yasuyuki ; Fujiwara, Tadashi ; Shibagaki, Yoshiaki ; Sato, Toru ; Yamamoto, Mamoru ; Hashiguchi, Hiroyuki ; Fukao, Shoichiro

Author_Institution

Osaka Electro-Commun. Univ., Japan

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

20-25 June 2004

Firstpage

1660

Abstract

Attenuation due to rain is significant in satellite communications using frequencies of higher than 10 GHz, such as Ku band (14-12 GHz) and Ka band (20-30 GHz). Even in the Ku band, rain attenuation is very severe in heavy rain regions like South-East Asia. This study investigates the nature of rain attenuation in the equatorial region, using received signal levels of the satellite link which connects Equatorial Atmospheric Radar (EAR), Kototabang, Indonesia and Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere (RASC), Kyoto University. The observation systems we set up for this study in both earth stations are briefly described. The first year results on rain attenuation statistics in the equatorial region are presented.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave scattering; microwave propagation; rain; satellite links; statistical analysis; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 14 to 12 GHz; 20 to 30 GHz; Equatorial Atmospheric Radar; Indonesia; Ka band; Kototabang; Ku band; Kyoto University; Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere; South-East Asia; earth stations; rain attenuation characteristics; rain attenuation statistics; satellite links; Asia; Atmosphere; Attenuation; Ear; Frequency; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8302-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2004.1330513

Filename

1330513