Evaluation of statistical models for clear-air scintillation prediction using olympus satellite measurements

International Journal of Satellite Communications

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-88

  Peeters, Geoffroy ^a,b,d   Marzano, Frank Silvio ^b   D'Auria, Giovanni ^{b,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}   Riva, Carlo ^c,d,l   Vanhoenacker Janvier, D ^d,m  

^a IRCAM   (France)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^e Cameri Military Airport   (Italy)

^f UPS

^g FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

^h Antenas and Propagation Laboratory

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j ITAV Laboratories ^*

^k Fondazione Ugo Bordoni ^*  (Italy)

^l EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^m UCL

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Author keywords

Olympus satellite; Prediction models; Scintillation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SCINTILLATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

OLYMPUS SATELLITE BEACONS; RADIOSOUNDING;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031095228     PISSN: 07372884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1247(199703)15:2<73::AID-SAT570>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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