Statistical intensity of amplitude scintillations on earth-space X-band link
Abstract
Amplitude fluctuation measurements made on a 30 deg of elevation earth-space link at 11.6 GHz using the Orbital Test Satellite transmissions are described. Results on the intensity and cumulative distribution of the scintillations between 0.01 Hz and 14 Hz are presented and show that for percentages of time less than 20% the peak amplitude deviations from the mean exceed the values derived using a log-normal distribution and the average rms value. For greater time percentages the agreement with a log-normal distribution is good.
- Publication:
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Electronics Letters
- Pub Date:
- July 1980
- DOI:
- 10.1049/el:19800380
- Bibcode:
- 1980ElL....16..546H
- Keywords:
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- Amplitude Distribution Analysis;
- Data Links;
- Ionospheric Propagation;
- Microwave Transmission;
- Satellite Transmission;
- Scintillation;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Ots (Esa);
- Probability Density Functions;
- Communications and Radar