DocumentCode
571154
Title
Satellite solar power with laser ground links and elliptic orbits
Author
Christopher, Paul
Author_Institution
PFC Assoc., Leesburg, VA, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
29-31 May 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
Gerard O´Neill´s satellite solar power studies are extended to laser links and elliptic orbits. Italian Italsat atmospheric attenuation measurements are used to estimate worldwide cloud statistics. Cloud attenuation is estimated with the aid of Chu and Hogg´s classic laser attenuation studies. Ten micron attenuation maps are emphasized for satellite-ground links: Canadian ground sites are seen to be favored, along with the Rocky Mountains and Scandinavia.
Keywords
attenuation measurement; solar power satellites; Canadian ground sites; Italian Italsat atmospheric attenuation measurements; Rocky Mountains; Scandinavia; cloud attenuation; cloud statistics; elliptic orbits; laser ground links; satellite solar power; satellite-ground links; Laser modes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Energytech, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Cleveland, OH
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1836-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4673-1834-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EnergyTech.2012.6304656
Filename
6304656
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