Performance of multiple High Altitude Platforms using directive HAP and user antennas

Wireless Personal Communications

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 275-299

  Chen, Guanhua ^a   Grace, David ^a   Tozer, Tim C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband; Directive antenna; High altitude platforms (HAPs); mm wave band; Multiple HAPs

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND NETWORKS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIO LINKS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

CARRIER-TO-NOISE RATIO (CNR); DIRECTIVE ANTENNA; HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORMS (HAP); MULTIPLE HAP;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 21844475042     PISSN: 09296212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11277-005-0746-z     Document Type: Article

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