Effect of rain induced scintillation on Ku-band satellite link in tropical region

• Main Authors: Dao, Hassan, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Zuhairi, Megat Farez Azril, Megat Mohamed Noor, Megat Norulazmi, Sayed Hussin, Sayed Aziz
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/41564/1/40281.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41564/; http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=7006251

Scintillation data was collected from MEASAT3 for one year. This paper presents the scintillation statistics for dry (non-rain) and wet (rainy) conditions. Scintillation statistics are represented by scintillation intensity and amplitude distributions. Wet scintillation or scintillation during rain...