Effectiveness of site diversity techniques for microwave reception in the wet tropics

30 July 1992

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 28 (16) , 1508-1509
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19920958

Abstract

Rainfall in the tropics is characterised by the presence of rain cells, localised areas of extreme rain density which cause severe attenuation to the microwave signals used for satellite to ground communication. The use of site diversity, two separated receiving stations permanently linked, should prove an effective and economic method of improving continuity of reception. This contribution examines the performance of sky noise radiometers in such a configuration.

Keywords

SEVERE ATTENUATION
SKY NOISE RADIOMETERS
SHF
RECEIVING STATIONS
EXTREME RAIN DENSITY
WET TROPICS
RAIN CELLS
LOCALISED AREAS
MICROWAVE RECEPTION
SITE DIVERSITY
SATELLITE TO GROUND COMMUNICATION

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