Title :
Rain-induced scintillation on satellite downlinks
Author :
Otung, I.E. ; Lahmoud, M.S.
Author_Institution :
CSER, Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
fDate :
1/4/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The contribution of rain to amplitude scintillation on satellite downlinks is examined using concurrent measurements of raindrop size distribution (DSD) by a distrometer, and scintillation by a satellite beacon receiver. It is shown that significant DSD fluctuations occur, causing amplitude scintillation which is largest on horizontally polarised signals
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; microwave propagation; rain; satellite links; scintillation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; amplitude scintillation; horizontally polarised signals; rain-induced scintillation; raindrop size distribution; satellite downlinks;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960011
