End-to end simulation of a K-band LEO-LEO satellite link for estimating water vapor in the low troposphere

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5571, Issue , 2004, Pages 226-237

  Facheris, L ^a   Cuccoli, F ^b   Argenti, F ^a  

^a Dipto di Ingegneria Elettronica   (Italy)

^b CNIT Research Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

IWV; LEO satellites; Radio occultation; Scintillation; Troposphere; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ORBITS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE LINKS; TROPOSPHERE; VAPORS;

INTEGRATED WATER VAPOR (IWV); LOW EARTH ORBITING (LEO) SATELLITES; RADIO OCCULTATION; SCINTILATION; WATER VAPOR;

SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 15944396097     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.565219     Document Type: Conference Paper

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