Open AccessFade slope analysis for Ku‐band earth‐space communication links in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Jong Siat Ling,
Riva Carlo,
Din Jafri,
D'Amico Michele,
Lam Hong Yin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2018.6023
Subject(s) - fade , attenuation , ku band , communications satellite , rain rate , precipitation , satellite , environmental science , remote sensing , meteorology , communications system , telecommunications , computer science , geology , engineering , geography , physics , aerospace engineering , optics , operating system
Heavy precipitation severely degrades the performance of satellite communication systems operating at frequencies higher than 10 GHz. For the implementation of effective countermeasures, rain attenuation statistics are needed, second order statistics in particular. Here, the characteristics of rain fade slope are extensively investigated, exploiting one year of Ku‐band attenuation measurements collected in Malaysia .