Calculations of cross-polar discrimination spread for 20 GHz fixed satellite systems using rain microstructure information

Radio Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Thurai, M ^a   Bringi, V N ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-POLAR DISCRIMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL ATTENUATION; DROP IMAGES; DROP SHAPE; EARTH-SPACE LINKS; JOINT PROBABILITY; ORIENTATION ANGLES; RAIN ATTENUATION; SATELLITE SYSTEM; SPECIFIC ATTENUATION; SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL; VERTICAL POLARIZATION; VIDEO DISDROMETER;

EARTH (PLANET); POLARIZATION; PULSE AMPLIFIERS; RAIN;

FORWARD SCATTERING;

EID: 72249096554     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008RS004009     Document Type: Article

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