An analysis of conditional site diversity: A study at Ka-band

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 721-727

  Hodges, Duncan David ^a   Watson, Robert John ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity methods; Microwave communication; Satellite communication

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GAS; DIVERSITY METHODS; HIGH AVAILABILITIES; HIGH BANDWIDTHS; HIGH LIQUID WATER CONTENTS; HIGH-CAPACITY COMMUNICATIONS; K A BANDS; METEOROLOGICAL EFFECTS; MICROWAVE COMMUNICATION; MODELING APPROACHES; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION; SITE ATTENUATIONS; SITE DIVERSITIES; SPACE LINKS; SPATIAL SEPARATIONS; SPECTRAL CONGESTIONS;

CLOUDS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY BANDS; MICROWAVES; RAIN; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITES; WATER CONTENT;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 65549129723     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2008.2011186     Document Type: Article

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