Assessment of model-based scintillation variance prediction on long-term basis using Italsat satellite measurements

International Journal of Satellite Communications

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-36

  Marzano, Frank Silvio ^a,c,d,e,f   Riva, Carlo ^b,g   Banich, Alessio ^b   Clivio, Fabio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^g EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ERRORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SATELLITE LINKS; SCINTILLATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; VAPORS;

EARTH SATELLITE LINKS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELS; PREDICTION METHODS;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

EID: 0032688783     PISSN: 07372884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1247(199901/02)17:1<17::AID-SAT615>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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