DocumentCode
611205
Title
Preliminary results on the performance of an indicator to identify the status of the sky along a satellite link by means of ground-based brightness temperatures
Author
Bosisio, A.V. ; Ciotti, P. ; Fionda, E. ; Martellucci, Antonio
Author_Institution
IEIIT, Milan, Italy
fYear
2013
fDate
8-12 April 2013
Firstpage
268
Lastpage
272
Abstract
In this paper, emphasis is placed on a “real time” criterion for the identification of the presence of rain events along a satellite link. The criterion is based on an empirical sky status indicator (SSI) based on ground-based radiometric measurements, collected at 23.8 and 31.4 GHz.
Keywords
satellite communication; empirical sky status indicator; frequency 23.8 GHz; frequency 31.4 GHz; ground-based brightness temperatures; ground-based radiometric measurements; real time criterion; satellite link; Atmospheric measurements; Brightness temperature; Clouds; Microwave radiometry; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; atmospheric attenuation; rain detection; satellite communications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-88-907018-1-8
Type
conf
Filename
6546261
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