Estimates of Satellite EHF Communication Outages Due to Attenuation by Rain.

Abstract

This report provides estimates of outage frequencies, durations, and probabilities at eight United States locations for a satellite EHF communication system employing a frequency of 30 GHz and a fade margin of 15 dB. Ten years of 1-min rain rates at each location were used in conjunction with a attenuation model to make the estimates. One-min rates are recognized as most practical for these calculations, but are ordinarily unreadable from original recordings is described. Analyses of the 1-min rain rates and outage estimates for elevation angles of 10 deg, 30 deg, 50 deg, and 70 deg are presented. Keywords include: Rainfall, Attenuation, EHF communications, and Satellite communications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183969

Entities

People

  • Kathryn G. Scharr
  • Paul Tattelman
  • Richard W. Knight

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Attenuation
  • Classification
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Centers
  • Data Processing
  • Elevation
  • Frequency
  • Probability
  • Quality Control
  • Satellite Communications
  • Security
  • Statistics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space