Title :
Slant-path attenuation and depolarisation statistics at the Ka-band in Belgium
Author :
Vasseur, H ; Vanhoenacker-Janvier, D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
fDate :
6/6/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Experimental results of long term attenuation and depolarisation statistics at 20 and 30 GHz using ESA´s Olympus satellite are discussed and compared with current prediction methods. While copolar attenuation (CPA) is accurately estimated, crosspolar attenuation (XPD) is poorly predicted, mainly owing to an inadequate account of the ice depolarisation effect
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; satellite links; statistics; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 20 GHz; 30 GHz; Belgium; EHF; Ka-band; Olympus satellite; SHF; crosspolar attenuation; ice depolarisation effect; long term statistics; prediction methods; slant-path attenuation statistics; slant-path depolarisation statistics;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960720
