Comparison of various methods for combining propagation effects and predicting loss in low-availability systems in the 20-50 GHz frequency range

International Journal of Satellite Communications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 317-334

  Castanet, L ^a   Lemorton, J ^a   Konefal, T ^b   Shukla, A K ^c   Watson, P A ^d   Wrench, C L ^e  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^e RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clear sky scintillation; Cloud; Combination of propagation effects; Earth space propagation; Gas; Melting layer attenuations; Prediction models; Rain; Satellite communications

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CLOUDS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FREQUENCIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; SATELLITE LINKS;

MELTING LAYER ATTENUATIONS; PREDICTION MODELS; PROPAGATION EFFECTS; RADIOELECTRICAL LINKS;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0035329258     PISSN: 07372884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sat.703     Document Type: Article

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