The Temporal Structure of Strongly Scintillating Signals.

Abstract

This report describes a detailed analysis of the time structure of scintillation signals based on Wideband satellite equatorial scintillation data recorded at Kwajalein and at Ancon, Peru. The results verify theoretically derived upper and lower bounds on the fade coherence time that are currently being used for system studies. Under conditions of strong scattering, the theory is surprisingly accurate. The data also show subtle structural differences between the Ancon and Kwajalein data that are attributed to slight differences in the power-law spectral indices at the two stations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1979
Accession Number
ADA082190

Entities

People

  • C. L. Rino
  • Jacqueline Owen

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diffraction
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • L Band
  • Scattering
  • Security
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space