Propagation impairment on Ka-band SATCOM links in tropical and equatorial regions

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 31-45

  Green, Harry E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave radio propagation; Millimeter wave radio propagation meteorological factors; Satellite communication; Tropical regions

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CROSSTALK; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILLIMETER WAVES; QUALITY OF SERVICE; RADIO INTERFERENCE; RADIO RECEIVERS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; SATELLITE LINKS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

INTERSYSTEM INTERFERENCE; MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATION; MILLIMETER WAVE RADIO PROPAGATION; PROPAGATION MODEL; SKY NOISE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL REGIONS;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 3142747615     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2004.1305532     Document Type: Article

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