Simulation of the effects of different urban environments on land mobile satellite systems using digital elevation models and building databases

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2850-2858

  Xavier, Pedro Paulo S ^a   Costa, Emanoel ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Buildings; Satellite mobile communication; Simulation; Terrain mapping; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MAPPING; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; RADAR RECEIVERS;

CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; SATELLITE MOBILE COMMUNICATION; TERRAIN MAPPING;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 35148843638     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2007.900520     Document Type: Article

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