A model for rain attenuation prediction in single and site diversity earth-satellite links
Abstract
Site diversity systems are foreseen for earth to satellite links operating at frequencies above 10 GHz in localities with high rain-induced attenuation. An analytical model for the rainrate statistical process is developed using radar derived information on the rain structure collected at Spino d'Adda in the framework of the SIRIO experiment. The procedure for estimating rain attenuation in both single and site diversity systems is outlined in a general formulation which makes it applicable to different situations. The model gives results very similar to experimental ones.
- Publication:
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Alta Frequenza
- Pub Date:
- June 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983AlFr...52..215C
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Attenuation;
- Microwave Attenuation;
- Raindrops;
- Reception Diversity;
- Satellite Transmission;
- Uplinking;
- Mathematical Models;
- Performance Prediction;
- Statistical Analysis;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Communications and Radar