A generic narrowband model for radiowave propagation through vegetation

Author

Richter, Jürgen ; Caldeirinha, Rafael F S ; Al-Nuaim, Miqdad O. ; Seville, Andy ; Rogers, Neil C. ; Savage, Nick

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron., Univ. of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK

Volume

1

fYear

2005

fDate

30 May-1 June 2005

Firstpage

39

Abstract

This paper aims to describe the results of a 15 months consortium project to study the effects of microwave and millimetre wave propagation radio signals through vegetation. The aim of the project was to provide a generic model for the determination of propagation loss through vegetation, and was to be achieved by a combination of an extensive campaign of measurements and deterministic modelling. The proposed model is ideally suited to micro- and picocellular radio service planning, and with the aid of a forest database giving dimensions, locations and tree types, the model may be used for macrocellular radio system planning.

Keywords

microcellular radio; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; picocellular radio; telecommunication network planning; vegetation; deterministic modelling; forest database; generic narrowband model; macrocellular radio system planning; microcellular radio; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; picocellular radio; propagation loss; radiowave propagation; service planning; tree types; vegetation; Attenuation; Density measurement; Diffraction; Geometry; Microwave propagation; Narrowband; Radiowave propagation; Scattering; Solid modeling; Vegetation; Foliage Attenuation; Microwave; Millimetre-wave; Radiative Energy Transfer; Scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2005. VTC 2005-Spring. 2005 IEEE 61st

ISSN

1550-2252

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8887-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECS.2005.1543245

Filename

1543245