Rain rate distribution for satellite to earth microwave links design in Libya

• Main Authors: Budalal, Asma. Ali H., Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Habaebi, Mohamed Hadi, Ahmed, Musse Mohamud
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: IEEE 2016
• Subjects: TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/54475/19/54475.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54475/13/54475_Rain%20rate%20distribution%20for%20satellite_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54475/; http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7808357/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Satellite to earth links operating at Ku, Ka, and V bands are strongly attenuated by rain. Rain attenuation is the most significant parameter which degrades the performance of the links. Hence, it is essential for satellite link designer to take into account rain fade prediction accurately befor...